 In 1993 it was the world's seventh-largest company by revenue, with 67.5 billion dollars in sales.After World War II, IRI became one of the largest state conglomerates in the world, owning many diverse businesses such as the autostrada system, the flag carrier Alitalia and many banks, steel, food, chemicals and telecom companies.It was divested and privatized during the 1980s and 1990s and eventually dissolved in 2002.