Traditional galvanizing techniques have no future: only through the match between experience and research it is possible to create a new environmnet-friendly galvanizing method, thanks to innovative processes that give the opportunity to predict fashions and trends of different technological sectors. The department R&S has evaluated and analysed the current state of the best available technologies (BAT), according to the various directives in terms of both raw materials used, the technology used in production processes and technologies for abatement of industrial emissions.