Thy-Marcinelle
| Industry | Steel |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Charleroi, Belgium |
| Parent | Gruppo Riva |
Thy-Marcinelle is a steelworks in Charleroi, Belgium, a subsidiary of the 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.[1]
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)[2] and the steelworks of Thy-le-Chateau,[3][4] this company merged with the Forges de la Providence in 1979 forming the company Thy-Marcinelle et Providence (TMP).[3] 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 Riva Group acquired a rolling mill in Charleroi, forming its subsidiary Thy-Marcinelle from it.[5]
As of 2010 the plants facilities include electric furnaces, a continuous casting machine, reheating furnace and a wire mill (rebar).[6]
References
- ↑ Thomas Derdak; Jay P. Pederson (1999). International directory of company histories 26. St. James Press. p. 82.
- ↑ "Aciéries et Minières de la Sambre, Belgique". www.indsutrie.lu (in French).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michel Capron (1987). "The State, the Regions and Industrial Redevelopment: The Challenge of the Belgian Steel Crisis". In Yves Mény, Vincent Wright. The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years (1974-1984). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 692–790.
- ↑ André Mommen (1994). The Belgian economy in the twentieth century. Routledge. p. 135.
- ↑ "Gruppo Riva Storia", www.rivagroup.com (in Italian) (Riva Group): 5
- ↑ "Plants of Thy Marcinelle production unit, location in Charleroi (Belgium)". www.rivagroup.com.