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Rwm, OK from Mase for Domusnovas: 140 million investment and 200 new jobs

OK from Mase for the Environmental Impact Assessment for Rwm, the Rheinmetall group's weapons company. Expansion at Domusnovas: 140 million investment and 200 new jobs

by Davide Madeddu

18 February 2026

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Domusnovas: lo stabilimento produttivo della controllata Rheinmetall RWM Italia. Foto: Alvise Armellini/dpa

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Eventually the authorisation came. For the Rwm Italia war company of the Rheinmetall group, the go-ahead has been given for the regularisation of the plants already built at the Domusnovas site in the Iglesiente region. The approval came from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, which approved the Environmental Impact Assessment procedure for the extension works already carried out, thus definitively unlocking the full operation of the Domusnovas plant.

Urso, decisive step

"The green light from Mase to Rwm,' announces the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, 'represents a decisive step for the relaunch of the Sulcis area. Now maximum commitment for production and employment development'.

The measure paves the way for a new path of industrial revitalisation that will lead, once fully operational, to the stabilisation of hundreds of workers and new jobs.

140 million and 200 insertions

The project envisages investments of around EUR 140 million and 200 new jobs in a factory that today employs around 500 workers and, under the control of Rheimetall, produces weaponry material and drones for which orders of EUR 200 million are planned.

The reconstruction

To paint the picture, it is necessary to take a step back when the company presents its expansion plan.

The project is not submitted to the Via and the environmental movements and peace associations appeal. The Regional Administrative Tribunal, however, agrees with Rwm. Following another appeal, the environmentalists appealed to the Council of State, which granted the request. Rwm must then submit an ex post Via, i.e. after the work has been done. After a few years, the Via procedure ends and the Region's offices transmit the request to the Executive to approve the resolution. The executive does not proceed and a warning is issued by Rwm. From the Council there is a request to the offices for further investigation. Then there is Rwm's appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR): the administrative court rules and orders the Region to issue a ruling within 60 days. Otherwise, the court writes, the procedure will be carried out by the Commissioner ad acta already identified in the ruling. Before time runs out, there are appeals, including that of the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso, who in a note hopes that "the Region of Sardinia will express its opinion by today on the RWM project, respecting the deadline set by the TAR". The decision does not come even with time running out. Closing the circle is Mase's decision with the approval of the environmental impact assessment in implementation of the Tar's sentence of 17 October 2025, which upheld Rwm's appeal, noting the Sardinia Region's failure to complete the process aimed at regularising the plants built.