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Tréfileries Et Laminoirs Du Havre
The Tréfileries et Laminoirs du Havre (TLH: Le Havre Wire-Drawing and Rolling Mills) was an enterprise based in Le Havre, France, that manufactured copper wire, other copper products and products of other metals including bronze and aluminum. It was founded to serve the rapidly growing market for electrical power transmission and for telegraph and telephone cables. It grew into a massive industrial empire with factories in many French cities and abroad. In 1962 it merged with the Compagnie française des métaux and became Tréfimétaux. In 1967 Tréfimétaux was acquired by Pechiney. The various plants were closed or sold over the years. Founder The company was created by Lazare Weiller (1858–1928), who was born in the small town of Sélestat in Alsace on 20 July 1858. He studied in Angoulême and Paris, and then in Trinity College, Oxford. He returned to Angoulême to work in his cousin's factory, which produced metal sheets for the paper industry. He became interested in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tréfimétaux
Tréfimétaux is a French metallurgy conglomerate formed in 1962 by the merger of the Tréfileries et Laminoirs du Havre with the Compagnie française des métaux. In 1967, Tréfimétaux was acquired by Pechiney and in 1987 was sold to the Italian company SMI. Various plants were closed or sold over the years, leaving two factories in France at Givet (copper and brass tubes) and Niederbruck (copper bars). These factories are now operated by Tréfimétaux SAS, a subsidiary of Cupori (60%) and SMI (40%). Independent company The Société J. Laveissière et Cie was founded in 1812 to manufacture copper products. In 1881 it was merged with the Société anonyme des établissements Secrétan to form the Société industrielle et commerciale des métaux. In 1900 it became the Compagnie française des métaux, employing 500 workers in a factory in Saint-Denis. Tréfileries et Laminoirs du Havre has its origins in the Société Lazare Weiller, created in 1883 by Lazare Weiller (1858†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
