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Thy-Marcinelle
Thy-Marcinelle is a steelworks in Charleroi, Belgium, a subsidiary of the Gruppo Riva, Riva group. The company is the descendant of one part of various steel companies based in the Charleroi industrial basin. Its history traces back through Cockerill-Sambre to the predecessors of Hainaut-Sambre, the companies ''Thy-Marcinelle et Monceau'' and ''Thy-Marcinelle et Providence''. History Predecessors The forge at ''Thy-le-Chateau'' dates to at least 1763. The company of ''Thy-Marcinelle et Monceau'' (TMM) was formed in 1966 by the merger of ''Aciéries et Minières de la Sambre'' (formed 1936 when split from ''Ougrée-Marihaye'') and the steelworks of ''Thy-le-Chateau'', this company merged with the ''Forges de la Providence'' in 1979 forming the company ''Thy-Marcinelle et Providence'' (TMP). This group of companies merged with Hainaut-Sambre in 1980 and became part of the Cockerill-Sambre group in 1981. Thy-Marcinelle At the beginning of the 1990s the Italian Gruppo Riva, Riva Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forges De La Providence
Forges de la Providence was a Belgian steel producing company based in the Hainaut (province), Hainaut region around Charleroi. Founded as ''Société Anonyme des laminoirs, forges, fonderies et usines de la Providence'' the company had three steel production sites at Marchienne-au-Pont in Belgium, and Réhon and Hautmont in France. The company was independent until 1966 when it became part of the Cockerill-Ougrée, briefly being absorbed into ''Thy-Marcinelle et Monceau'' before becoming part of Cockerill-Sambre. In the 1980s the French steel plants closed, the Belgian plant continued to operate until 2008, becoming part of the Duferco group as Carsid at the beginning of the 21st century. Coke and blast furnace production CARSID plant closed in 2008 due to an economic downturn, and did not restart - the plant was closed in 2012. Company history In 1836 the Englishman Thomas Bonehill built Puddling (metallurgy), puddling furnaces for the Puissant and Licot de Nîmes families; in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
