The CMB Group closed the 2024 financial year with a significant increase in its key balance‐sheet indicators. Production volumes and profitability for 2024 surpassed both budget forecasts and the prior year’s results. “These achievements are partly the result of a favorable market environment and partly the outcome of the Group’s effective strategic approach, which focuses on selecting the markets, clients, and products,” remarked President Carlo Zini.

On January 25, in Florence, the new tramway line, Variante Alternativa Centro Storico (Vacs), was inaugurated. In the weeks leading up to the inauguration, the construction site underwent a pre-operational phase with a series of track tests, during which the vehicles ran at full capacity.