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Sollac Méditerranée
Sollac (Société Lorraine de Laminage Continu) was a French steel company formed in December 1948 as a cooperative. It produced steel rolls in Lorraine from steel supplied by several other companies. The company underwent various changes of ownership in subsequent years. In 1970, under pressure from the French government, the company began developing a large new continuous strip mill in the south of France. The French steel industry soon experienced a crisis, marked by excess capacity and declining demand from automobile manufacturers and the construction industry. Sollac became a subsidiary of Usinor in 1987 and was made responsible for all flat products. In 2002, Usinor became part of Arcelor, which was then merged into ArcelorMittal in 2006. Formation After World War II (1939–45), the United States aimed to ensure that the French steel industry could effectively compete with the Ruhr. Usinor (Union Sidérurgique du Nord de la France) was formed in 1948 through a merger of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourg-based multinational steel manufacturing corporation, headquartered in Luxembourg City. It is ranked second on the list of steel producers behind Baowu, and had an annual crude steel production of 58 million metric tonnes in 2024. The company has steel-making operations in 15 countries, including 37 integrated and mini-mill steel-making facilities. In 2024, the company's production was 38% in the Americas, 53% in Europe and 9% in other countries, such as South Africa and Ukraine. The company is vertically-integrated and produces 58% of its iron ore needs, 90% of its coke needs, and 54% of its scrap and direct reduced iron needs. The company is ranked 190th on the Fortune Global 500. The company is 39.88% owned by Lakshmi Mittal and his family and the remainder of the company is publicly traded. The Company has iron ore mining activities in Brazil, Bosnia, Canada, Liberia, Mexico, Ukraine, South Africa and, via its joint venture in In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fensch
The Fensch () or Fentsch is a river in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region of France. It is a left tributary of the Moselle, and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhine. Geography The Fensch is long. It rises in Fontoy in the west of the Moselle department. It then crosses Knutange, Nilvange, Hayange, Serémange-Erzange and Florange before discharging from the left into the Moselle between Metz and Thionville on the border of the commune of Illange. It generally flows from west to east. Originally, as shown by the Cassini map, the waters of the lower part of the Fensch combined with the waters of the Veymerange and fed the moat around the town of Thionville before joining the Moselle. After the removal of the fortifications, the Fensch was diverted to its current course to supply water to the new ironworks installed a little south of this locality. The springs of Morlange (now part of Fameck) and of Ranguevaux were captured in 1886 and carried by gravity to Thionvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Gandois
Jean Gandois, AM (7 May 1930 – 7 August 2020) was a French businessman. Early life He was born in Nieul, Haute-Vienne. He was a student at the École polytechnique, where he graduated in 1949 as an engineer of bridges and road construction. Career From 1954 to 1960 he worked on public projects in Guinea, as an expert for the road programs of Brazil and Peru. In 1961 he returned to France and worked for the Wendel Group. After various positions, in 1972, he became general manager of Sacilor, then Chairman and managing Director of Sollac. In 1976 he started working at the Rhône-Poulenc, eventually becoming Chief Executive Officer. He left the group in 1982 and until 1986 he worked as an international consultant. In 1986 he became Chairman and managing Director of the Pechiney Group. He left them in 1994 to take the chair of the National Council of French Employers ( CNPF, old name of Medef). Feeling betrayed by the government, he resigned in 1997 after the socialist government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyssen AG
Thyssen was a major German steel producer founded by August Thyssen. The company merged with Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp to form ThyssenKrupp in 1999. History On 29 September 1891, August Thyssen and his brother Joseph Thyssen came to be in possession of all shares of ''Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser'', a coal mining company. On 17 December 1891, the steelworks of the same company opened in Hamborn (today part of Duisburg). Subsequently, the plant was modernized and expanded by August Thyssen, becoming a vertically integrated company producing iron and steel and manufacturing ships, machines etc. After the First World War came the occupation of the Ruhr and the loss of many foreign interests; however the company remained viable. On 4 April 1926, August Thyssen died; his son, Fritz Thyssen became chairman of a new group '' Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG'' (United Steelworks) which was formed by a consortium of companies, with Thyssen representing 26% of the company's va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Geography Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has of sand beach. Population Economy Fos is the site of a major port development operated by the Autonomous Port of Marseille. The facilities include container handling terminals and a gas (methane) terminal. The waterside location of the industrial zone is attractive to heavy industry including steel. The steel group ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourg-based multinational steel manufacturing corporation, headquartered in Luxembourg City. It is ranked second on the list of steel producers behind Baowu, and had an annual crude steel production of 58 millio ... has its Sollac Méditerranée plant here ( merged into ArcelorMittal in 2006). The presence of the steel, chemistry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZI Fos-sur-Mer
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Gandrange
Gandrange (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... Population See also * Communes of the Moselle department References External links * Communes of Moselle (department) {{Thionville-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaldo Converter
A Kaldo converter (using the ''Kaldo process'' or ''Stora-Kaldo process'') is a rotary vessel oxygen based metal refining method. Originally applied to the refining of iron into steel, with most installations in the 1960s, the process is (2014) used primarily to refine non ferrous metals, typically copper. In that field, it is often named TBRC, or Top Blown Rotary Converter. History and description Steel production file:Affinage convertisseur Kaldo.svg, lang=en, upright=1.8, Evolution of chemical composition and temperature of the liquid steel, during the blowing in a Kaldo converter. The iron content is linked with the slag composition, the others elements are taken in the metal. The name "Kaldo" is derived from Prof. Bo Kalling, and from the Domnarvets Jernverk (''Stora Kopparbergs Bergslag'' subsidiary) both key in the development of the process. Research into the use of a stirring to promote mixing, and therefore rate of conversion was investigated from the 1940s, and invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. As part of the Low Countries, Luxembourg has close historic, political, and cultural ties to Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for administrative matters. With an area of , Luxembourg is Europe's seventh-smallest count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Authority Of The European Coal And Steel Community
The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It was created in 1951 and disbanded in 1967 when it was merged into the European Commission. History The High Authority was at the core of the idea of the ECSC. It was to be an independent, supranational union, supranational executive checked by a Common Assembly. There were concerns about this power, leading to a Council (of governments) and Parliament (of MPs) to be created to act as a counterweight. The inaugural sitting of the Authority was held in Luxembourg's city hall on 10 August 1952. Jean Monnet, the architect of the ECSC, was elected as its first President. The supranational power exercised by the Authority did prompt suspicion by some, for example the Cabinet of France, government of France who ensured that in the European Economic Community (EEC) and European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) more power would be in the hands of the council. The Merger Treaty came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Aubrun
Jules Antoine Marie Philippe Aubrun (23 October 1881 – 8 February 1959) was a French engineer. He served as an executive in various mining and steel making companies, and helped coordinate the iron and steel industry in France before, during and after World War II (1939–45). Early years Jules Antoine Marie Philippe Aubrun was born on 23 October 1881 in Montluçon, Allier. His parents were Philippe Aubrun (d. 1929), an inspector of primary education, and Marie Louise Momiron. He studied at the Collège de Boulogne-sur-Mer, then completed his studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris. In 1900 he was accepted by both the École Normale Supérieure and the École Polytechnique, and chose the latter. He graduated in 1902. In 1903 he married Emma Vidor (1882–1970), daughter of Auguste Vidor (1857–1913). His father-in-law was a shipowner of Boulogne-sur-Mer and administrator of the Bank of France. Aubrun studied at the École des Mines de Paris and became a member of the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
