In the 1970s the steelworks at Taranto, on Italy’s southern coast, were among Europe’s largest, with 20,000 workers churning out millions of tonnes of steel a year. This month it halted production—register for free to learn why https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/29/europes-biggest-steelworks-may-be-nearing-its-end?taid=6ae5ae1df24b6b00016d1c21&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter