The Cengio and Saliceto Site of National Priority is located in the Bormida river valley, in the province of Savona, and covers an area of approximately 67 hectares. Its origin dates back to 1882, when a small dynamite factory was built for the production of explosives. In 1925, it was converted by Acna, short for Aziende Chimiche Nazionali Associate, into a factory for producing intermediates for dyes and pharmaceuticals. In 1931, it was taken over by the Montecatini company and then by Montedison in 1964. In 1988, after a century of operation by companies outside the Eni group, Acna merged with Enimont as part of the industrial rescue operations ordered by the Italian government. In 1991 the plant was transferred to Enichem, now Eni Rewind, which permanently stopped production in 1999. The remediation plan began in 1988 and was relaunched in 2000 with the signing of a Programme Deal between Acna, the Ministries of the Environment, Industry and Health, the Regions of Liguria and Piedmont and the Government Delegate Commissioner. As of 31 December 2020, Eni Rewind has spent over €360 million on the site's environmental remediation and estimates to incur further costs of approximately €40 million. This is a significant spending commitment that far exceeds the 300 billion lire forecast in the Programme Deal.
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