Cockerill-Sambre
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Cockerill-Sambre is a Belgian steel manufactor located in Seraing (province of Liège), on the Meuse and Charleroi, on the shore of the Sambre. It was founded by John Cockerill.
1842: Limited company John Cockerill .
1955: Fusion with the Ougrée-Marihaye company, after which the company will bear the name Cockerill-Ougrée .
1966: Period of economic revival, "Sixties Golden delicious". Fusion with the forging mills of the Providence, which re-elects the company Cockerill-Ougrée-Providence .
1970: Absorption of Hope-Longdoz (creator of Chertal) which renames it more simply Cockerill .
It was merged into the Arcelor group in 1998.
External link
- Home page (http://www.cockerill-sambre.com)