Thy-Marcinelle is a steelworks in Charleroi, Belgium, a subsidiary of the

Riva group Riva Forni Electrici S.p.A. is a major Italian steel producer. Riva is a privately held company, the whole shareholders' equity being held by the Riva family. History Early history Riva Acciaio was founded in 1954 in Milan by Adriano and Emil ...

. 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 Cockerill-Sambre was a group of Belgian steel manufacturers headquartered in Seraing, on the river Meuse, and in Charleroi, on the river Sambre. The Cockerill-Sambre group was formed in 1981 by the merger of two Belgian steel groups – SA Cocke ...

to the predecessors of

Hainaut-Sambre Hainaut-Sambre was a Belgian group of steel companies based in the Charleroi region, it was founded in 1955 by the merger of ''Usine Métallurgiques du Hainaut'' (based in Couillet, Charleroi), and the metal making division of '' Sambre et Moselle ...

, 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 The Belgian iron and steel producing company Ougrée-Marihaye was formed in 1835 by the merger of the iron and steel works in Ougrée (nr. Seraing) in Liège Province, and the coal mines of Marihaye. The company merged with the ''Société anonyme ...

'') and the steelworks of ''Thy-le-Chateau'', this company merged with the ''

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 ...

'' in 1979 forming the company ''Thy-Marcinelle et Providence'' (TMP). This group of companies merged with

in 1980 and became part of the

group in 1981.

Thy-Marcinelle

At the beginning of the 1990s the Italian

Riva Group Riva Forni Electrici S.p.A. is a major Italian steel producer. Riva is a privately held company, the whole shareholders' equity being held by the Riva family. History Early history Riva Acciaio was founded in 1954 in Milan by Adriano and Emil ...

acquired a rolling mill in Charleroi, forming its subsidiary Thy-Marcinelle from it. As of 2010 the plants facilities include electric furnaces, a continuous casting machine, reheating furnace and a wire mill (rebar). The Thy-Marcinelle plant predominantly produces wire rod up to 16mm in diameter from steel with a low carbon content and coils of rod with improved grip for reinforced concrete and a limited quantity of rods for reinforced concrete bars. The semi-finished products that feed the rolling mill are largely produced on site and only a tiny quantity is bought in from the full cycle plant. Rolling is only carried out on demand and with rapid production turnover so as to reduce stock. The reinforcement bars for reinforced concrete are certified in Belgium, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland and Sweden. They are sent to markets in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, China and Oceania. Clients include manufacturers of electro-welded mesh, drawn wire, electrodes (coated electrodes and welding wire), steel wool, cold-rolled products and other products made from drawn wire. The plant has its own scrapyard and can deliver scrap metal by rail, road or water.

References

Steel companies of Belgium Charleroi Manufacturing companies established in 1966 Belgian companies established in 1966 Companies based in Hainaut (province) {{Europe-company-stub

History

Predecessors

Thy-Marcinelle

See also

References