Jan. 6 – Brescia Metalleghe and its financial partner, UniCredit Leasing, are constructing a new metallurgical plant in the town of Mrkonjic Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The plant will create 100 new jobs, contributing to the effort to leave the economic crisis in the past. The investment includes the construction of an industrial oven and a laboratory for the production of silicon metal, and will be completed within 24 months. The entire range of products developed in the new facility will be exported. The project is also supported by the government, and has a value of €30 million, of which €16.5 million will be financed by UniCredit Leasing.