{"id":878,"date":"2020-04-17T09:33:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T07:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thy-marcinelle.com\/a-propos\/sites-de-production\/thy-marcinelle\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:44:02","slug":"thy-marcinelle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thy-marcinelle.com\/en\/thy-marcinelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Thy-Marcinelle"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” bg_type=”bg_color” css=”.vc_custom_1586528587138{margin-top: 150px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}” el_class=”custom-overflow”][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”3\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1589987817493{padding-top: 300px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.thy-marcinelle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Thy-Marcinelle.jpg?id=703) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”custom-col-l”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” width=”2\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1588261106691{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592224352310{margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(54,54,54,0.15) !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Production Site<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Iron deposits were discovered in the Charleroi region in the middle of the 18th century and a coal-fuelled blast furnace was built in Thy-le-Ch\u00e2teau, 20km from the main site, in 1763, using the power of the River Thyria.<\/p>\n

This is how the forge and foundries, Forges et Fonderies de Thy-le-Ch\u00e2teau<\/em>, came into being.<\/p>\n

The Forges were acquired after 1845 by Eug\u00e8ne Riche & Cie, the operator of the railway connecting Charleroi to Vireux and two coke-fuelled blast furnaces, five reheating furnaces and a rolling mill were built, allowing an annual output of 10,000 tonnes of rail and merchant iron.<\/p>\n

Iron manufacturing via puddling was replaced by steel making using the Bessemer Process in the second half of the 1800s and, subsequently, by the Thomas Process – a technique which enabled cast iron to be refined from minerals with a high phosphorus concentration.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” css=”.vc_custom_1589987501465{margin-top: 150px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}” el_class=”custom-overflow” bg_color_value=”#363636″][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” width=”2\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1586528264516{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”custom-white”]It was in Thy-le-Ch\u00e2teau in 1878 that the Thomas process finally achieved one of its first industrial successes. The presence of coal fields in the region and navigable waterways for the transport of raw materials facilitated the construction of a coking plant in Marcinelle, where two coke-fired blast furnaces would later be brought into service between 1863 and 1872.<\/p>\n

In 1888, the Forges et Fonderies de Thy-le-Ch\u00e2teau<\/em> merged with the Usines du Midi de Marcinelle<\/em>, creating the Hauts Fourneaux, Forges et Aci\u00e9ries de Thy-le-Ch\u00e2teau et Marcinelle<\/em>. All the plants were located in Marcinelle by the end of the century.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeIn” width=”3\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1730209044291{padding-top: 300px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.thy-marcinelle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Thy_Marcinelle_04.jpg?id=1723) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”custom-col-l”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” css=”.vc_custom_1588261450431{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_class=”custom-animate”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1696″ img_size=”800×800″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1588261267530{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730209168124{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The company suffered severe damage during both World Wars but was rebuilt each time.<\/p>\n

It took on the name Thy-Marcinelle<\/em> in 1962, merging with Aci\u00e9ries et Mini\u00e8res de la Sambre<\/em> in 1966 and thus becoming Thy-Marcinelle et Monceau<\/em> (TMM).<\/p>\n

TMM was acquired by Hainaut-Sambre <\/em>in 1988, which, in turn, merged with Cockerill<\/em> in 1981, creating Cockerill-Sambre.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Marcinelle <\/em>full cycle plant produced around 2 million tonnes of steel per year, 65% of which was used in the production of coils and 35% in the production of long products.<\/p>\n

These were produced at the state-of-the-art Rolling Mill 3 inaugurated in 1971. This was a multipurpose, multiline plant, comprising 27 stands in total and able to produce reinforcement bars for reinforced concrete, merchant bars and wire rod.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” css=”.vc_custom_1589987501465{margin-top: 150px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}” el_class=”custom-overflow” bg_color_value=”#363636″][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” width=”2\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1586528264516{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”custom-white”]The two rolling lines were able to work in series or in parallel, as needed, and were therefore extremely flexible, allowing for seamless switching from one production schedule to another, in accordance with the scheduling requirements, with minimal tool change times and allowing any problems to be dealt with without the need to stop production. In 1988, Cockerill-Sambre<\/em> decided to stop manufacturing long products, focussing its activity on the sheet metal sector.<\/p>\n

The Riva Group suggested it take on Rolling Mill 3, which was physically cut-off from the rest of the site by the River Sambre and decided to build a new steel plant to feed it, at an investment of approximately 4 billion Belgian francs.<\/p>\n

In this way it was able to avoid the dismantling of a plant, which, once up and running again, allowed around 200 jobs to be saved.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeIn” width=”3\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1730209366402{padding-top: 300px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.thy-marcinelle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/394A6164.jpg?id=191) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”custom-col-l”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” css=”.vc_custom_1588261450431{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_class=”custom-animate”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”529″ img_size=”800×800″ alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”none” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1588261267530{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730209304721{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

1990s to Present<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730209279890{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The factory at Thy-Marcinelle mainly produces steel rod with low carbon content, as well as reels of reo wire for reinforced concrete and rebar, also for use in reinforced concrete.<\/p>\n

The semi-finished products that feed the rolling mill are manufactured entirely on-site using our steelworks capabilities. Depending on requirements, these semi-finished products (billets) will be rolled, with rapid rotation of the programme in order to reduce stock.<\/p>\n

The rod used for reinforced concrete is approved for use in Belgium, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland and Sweden. The markets supplied are those in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, China and Oceania.<\/p>\n

The factory has a scrap metal yard that can be supplied mainly by waterway. In fact, this method of supply provides significant economic benefits, because we can export larger volumes of product. It is also good for the environment, reducing our carbon footprint by cutting down on CO2<\/sub> emissions. Thy-Marcinelle recycles approximately 600,000 tons of steel a year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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