Enrico Mattei was a strong advocate for Ravenna's large petrochemical complex and decided to build the country's first synthetic rubber factory here, importing the technology from the United States. Ravenna was chosen because of its strategic location, thanks to its port and proximity to sources of raw materials. This was the time of exploration activities in Emilia Romagna, with the first discovery of the Ravenna Terra gas field. The construction was awarded to Anic in 1954. The production of PVC, acetates and fine chemicals (DMC) was added in the 1960s. In 1983, the activities passed from Anic to Enichem. The industrial situation at the plant began to change gradually in the 1990s, with the sale of the Agriculture division to Hydro Agri Italia, vinyl acetate to Vinavil and biphenyls to Borregaard. The VCM/PVC branch of the business was then transferred to EVC, TAS and the cement plant to Ambiente, while the electric power plants and related services were first transferred to Frene, and then to EniPower in 2000. Polimeri Europa, now Versalis, acquired the production of styrenes, elastomers, olefins and intermediates from Enichem in 2002. At the same time Syndial, now Eni Rewind, acquired all the internal and external disused areas. Eni's environmental company is now engaged in environmental remediation activities and in the productive redevelopment of Ponticelle into a sustainable hub which includes Eni Rewind’s soil bio-remediation plant, HEA’s (an Eni Rewind/Herambiente joint venture) multifunctional platform for special waste treatment and the photovoltaic park already realised by Plenitude.
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