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Iscal Sugar
Iscal Sugar is a sugar producing company in Belgium. It was created in 2003 after multiple earlier mergers of sugar factories. After further reorganizations, Fontenoy Sugar Factory is now Iscal's only beet sugar factory, sugar factory, but this is again increasing production. Structure Iscal Sugar has three sites in the Benelux: * Fontenoy Sugar Factory in Fontenoy, Antoing which also hosts the group's headquarters. * Iscal Frasnes, which is the former Frasnes Sugar Factory in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Frasnes. Its sugar silo of 50,000 t and storage facilities are still in use. The site also produces powdered sugar. * Alldra in Almelo Netherlands, which produces decorative sugar toppings. The holding company Finasucre on Rue de la Gare In Brussels owns the majority of the shares of Iscal Sugar. In turn, the holding is almost 100% owned by the Lippens family, connected to the former Moerbeke Sugar Factory. This holding also owns sugar companies in Zaire and Australia. Its daughter G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontenoy, Antoing
Fontenoy is a village in the Belgian municipality of Antoing, Hainaut Province. It is known for the 1745 Battle of Fontenoy and for its beet sugar factory. History Fontenoy was mentioned as 'Fontineto' in 1189. It was part of the barony oof Antoing, which depended on Leuze. In 1669 it was conquered by France, but returned to the Spanish Netherlands in 1678. In 1697 Fontenoy again became French, due to the Peace of Ryswick. In 1713 it was again returned to the Southern Netherlands. On 11 May 1745 the major Battle of Fontenoy was fought near the village. It opened the way for the temporary occupation of the Austrian Netherlands by France. In 1992, during the construction of a new sugar factory on the battlefield, 60 skeletons were found. These had been buried in three layers on top of each other, and showed bullet holes. It was reported to be the first time that buried victims of the battle were found. Until 1977, Fontenoy was a separate municipality. Its independence was ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yser
The Yser ( , ; nl, IJzer ) is a river that rises in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows through the '' Ganzepoot'' and into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort. The source of the Yser is in Buysscheure (''Buisscheure''), in the Nord department of northern France. It flows through Bollezeele (''Bollezele''), Esquelbecq (''Ekelsbeke''), and Bambecque (''Bambeke''). After approximately of its course, it leaves France and enters Belgium. It then flows through Diksmuide and out into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort. During the Battle of the Yser in the First World War, by opening the sluices, part of the polder west of the Yser was flooded with seawater between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide to provide an obstacle to the advancing German Army and keep westernmost Belgium safe from German occupation. The Yser river itself never overflowed its banks.Leper, J., Kunstmatige inundaties in Maritiem Vlaanderen 1316-1945, Michiels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Hainaut (province)
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Quota
A production quota is a goal for the production of a good. It is typically set by a government or an organization, and can be applied to an individual worker, firm, industry or country. Quotas can be set high to encourage production, or can be used to restrict production to support a certain price level. What is a quota? A quota refers to a measure that limits, either minimum or maximum, on a particular activity. Quotas are usually enacted by governments or organizations to protect domestic industries. In short, it limits the number of goods a country can export or import during a certain period of time. Criticism Quotas, like other trade restrictions, are typically used to benefit the producers of a good at the expense of consumers in that economy. Possible effects include corruption (bribes to increase a quota allocation) or smuggling (concealed actions to exceed a quota). Quotas disrupt normal business cycles and do not help innovation. While it may seem like a good idea fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frasnes Sugar Factory , a faunal stages in the Late Devonian period, named after Frasnes-lez-Couvin
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Frasnes is the name of several settlements in south-western Belgium: * Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, a Walloon municipality located in the province of Hainaut * Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, a village in Frasnes-lez-Anvaing * , a village in Couvin, province of Namur * Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, a village in Les Bons Villers, a Walloon municipality in the province of Hainaut, site of a conflict in 1815 Waterloo campaign See also * Frasnes Hoard, unearthed in 1864 by foresters digging out the roots of a tree near Frasnes-lez-Buissenal * Frasnian The Frasnian is one of two faunal stages in the Late Devonian Period. It lasted from million years ago to million years ago. It was preceded by the Givetian Stage and followed by the Famennian Stage. Major reef-building was under way during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagnie Sucrière Kwilu-Ngongo
Sucrerie du Kwilu Ngongo is a sugar manufacturing company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The sugar mill produces crystalline table sugar and maintains a distillery that manufactures rum under the brand ''Kwilu Rum''. It is the oldest sugar mill in the country, having been established in 1925. Location The headquarters of the company and its main factory are located in the town of Kwilu Ngongo, in Kongo Central Province (formerly Bas Zaire Province), in the southwestern part of DR Congo, close to the international order with Angola. This is approximately , by road, northeast of the port city of Matadi, where the provincial headquarters are located. Kwilu Ngongo is located about , by road, southwest of the country's capital city, Kinshasa. The geographical coordinates of Kwilu Ngongo Sugar Refinery are: 05°30'36.0"S, 14°42'16.0"E (Latitude:-5.510000; Longitude:14.704444). Overview The sugar factory which was established in 1925, is the oldest sugar mill in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moerbeke
Moerbeke () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It is sometimes unofficially called Moerbeke-Waas () to distinguish between this place and in Geraardsbergen. The municipality comprises the town of Moerbeke proper, and part of the Dutch-Belgian village Koewacht. In 2021, Moerbeke had a total population of 6,619. The total area is 37.80 km². Moerbeke was known very well for its sugar refinery. It is thought to have been the hometown of William of Moerbeke, who as Bishop of Corinth produced a new translation into Latin of the works of Aristotle, including certain which had been rediscovered from Arab sources, in the late 13th century. Unique is the political situation: since 1847 the liberal party has an absolute majority. The current mayor is Robby De Caluwé. The previous mayor was Filip Marin. The aldermen are Pierre De Bock, Marc Fruytier, Thierry Walbrecht, Sarah Poppe and Rudy Van Megroot (all Open Vld). The members of the council are Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veurne
Veurne (; french: Furnes, italic=no, ) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of , , , , , Houtem, , , Wulveringem, and . History Origins up to the 15th century Veurne, in Latin '' Furna'', is first found in 877 as a possession of the Saint Bertin Abbey in Saint-Omer. Around 890 AD, it was noted as a successful fortification against the Viking raids. It soon was placed at the head of the castellany of Veurne, a large territory counting 42 parishes and some 8 half-independent parishes, owing allegiance to the Count of Flanders. Veurne became a city in the 12th century. During the following century, trade with England flourished. In 1270, however, the relations with England came to a standstill and the city's economy went into a long decline; hence the nickname of the Veurne Sleepers. On August 20, 1297, the Battle of Veurne was fought in the ongoing struggle between t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheldt
The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English ' ("shallow"), Modern English ''shoal'', Low German ''schol'', West Frisian ''skol'', and Swedish (obsolete) ''skäll'' ("thin"). Course The headwaters of the Scheldt are in Gouy, in the Aisne department of northern France. It flows north through Cambrai and Valenciennes, and enters Belgium near Tournai. Ghent developed at the confluence of the Lys, one of its main tributaries, and the Scheldt, which then turns east. Near Antwerp, the largest city on its banks, the Scheldt flows west into the Netherlands toward the North Sea. Originally there were two branches from that point: the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt); and the Westerschelde (Western Scheldt). In the 19th century, however, the Dutch built a dyke that cuts the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoing
Antoing (; pcd, Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing. History The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on 11 May 1745. Places of interest * Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ... in the 19th century Image:Antoing.01.jpg, Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries) File:Antoing, toren van de l'église Saint-Pierre foto5 2013-05-09 11.23.jpg, Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre) Famous inhabitants * Raoul Cauvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
