Invitalia, 37,5 milioni di investimenti con Melinda. Mattarella in visita a Cles

Invitalia, an agency in Italy, has invested 37.5 million euros in two development programs since 2024 with the Melinda Consortium. During a visit to Cles by President Mattarella, the agency announced these initiatives, which have brought in 13.4 million euros in concessions, resulting in nearly one euro of public funding for every three euros invested.

Invitalia supports around 4,000 fruit farmers in 16 cooperatives, generating 375.6 million euros in revenue in 2025. Since 2015, the agency has approved 11 development contracts in Trentino, totaling 326 million euros in investments and 74 million euros in concessions. In the nearby Bolzano province, there are 23 contracts with 485 million euros in investments and 132 million euros in concessions, bringing the national total to 703 contracts, 33.6 billion euros in investments, and 12.1 billion euros in concessions.

The first program involved a 27.5 million euro investment with 9.4 million euros in concessions for Cles' plant, including new calibration, selection, packaging, and movement lines, software for process control, and water treatment facilities. The second project is the Apple Funivia, constructed with the Leitner group and funded by Pnrr, a government investment program.

At 10 million euros, the funivia is 1.3 kilometers long with nearly 90 meters of elevation change, connecting Predaia's processing hall to Rio Maggiore's underground cells. It transports 460 containers weighing 300 kilograms each hour, avoiding over 5,000 truck trips annually and saving 30% energy compared to traditional storage.

President Mattarella explained that the visit demonstrates how public support translates into innovation, more efficient plants, and new opportunities for an entire industry. He emphasized that in a mountainous area, this also means supporting agricultural work and caring for the territory. For the agency's director, Invitalia represents a "fast, efficient" organization that can assist businesses in their investments.