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The '''Phenix Works''' is a steel working factory located in Flémalle-Haute, Liège, Belgium. The business was established in 1905 by Paul Borgnet and became part of SA Phenix Work in 1911. The works specialised in coated steels, such as galvanised, tin plate etc.
Acquired by Cockerill-Ougrée-Providence (1969) and later absorbed by its successor Cockerill-Sambre (1989), as of 2016 the works is part of ArcelorMittal Liège, the Belgian subsidiary of ArcelorMittal.
==History== The Phenix Works was founded in 1910/111 through the merger of Paul Borgnet's factory in Flémalle-Haute and the factory "Phenix" in Roux.<ref>{{citation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714003902/http://mmil.be/fr/partenaires.htm|archive-date=14 July 2007|url=http://www.mmil.be/fr/partenaires.htm|title=La Maison de la Métallurgie et de l'Industrie de Liège : une ancienne usine.|work=www.mmill.be|language=fr|publisher=Maison de la Métallurgie et de l'Industrie de Liège|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=fl1>{{citation|url =http://economie.flemalle.be/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1-%20L%E2%80%99HISTOIRE%20DU%20SITE%20ET%20SON%20EVOLUTION.pdf|work=Master Plan Flémalle-Centre|title=Context Existant|language=fr|date=October 2013|quote=Issue de la fusion des usines de Paul Borgnet à Flémalle-Haute et du « Phénix» à Roux}}</ref> The works in Flemalle was established c.1905 by Paul Borgnet (1863-1944) on a {{convert|16|ha}} site in Flemalle-Haute.<ref name=fl2>{{citation|url=http://www.mmil.ulg.ac.be/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/003-printemps-2015-BAT.pdf|title=Paul Borgnet et la société Phénix Works|page=2|journal=Le bulletin de la MMIL|year=2015|number=3|language=fr}}</ref>
The company's specialisation was the manufacture of galvanised corrugated sheets for roofing, and in 1930 employed c.3000 persons.<ref name="fl1"/> Equipment for galvanizing sheet steel was installed in 1925; for producing tinplate in 1935. The company expanded to Ivoz-Ramet and facilities for cold rolling steel were added (1950); plastic coating "skinplate" (1954) additional galvanization equipment as well as aluminium rolling were added (1961); and painted steel (1966).<ref name=fl2/>
In 1969 Phenix works became part of the Cockerill-Ougrée-Providence (COP) group.<ref>{{citation|title=The Politics of Steel: Western Europe and the Steel Industry in the Crisis Years (1974-1984)|first=Yves|last=Mény|page=694|year=1987}}</ref>
In 1981 the company formed Galvalange S.à r.l. in Dudelange, Luxembourg as a joint venture with ARBED. The factory manufactured hot dip galvanised or aluminium/zinc coated (Aluzinc) steel coil.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.industrie.lu/galvalange.html|title=ArcelorMittal DUDELANGE S.A.|access-date=30 October 2017|work=www.industrie.lu}}</ref> (as of 2016 part of ArcelorMittal Atlantique-Lorraine.)
In 1983 the company, together with Sidmar and Koninklijke Hoogovens formed the joint venture. SEGAL (''Société Européenne de Galvanisation'') at Ivoz-Ramet, Liège, Belgium which would produce hot dip galvanized steel for the car industry.<ref>History Steel Company (2007), "Foundation of Segal, 3 November 1983"</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.portdeliege.be/en/lpa/135_segal|title=SEGAL|work=www.portdeliege.be|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="segal2">{{citation|url=https://www.segal.be/fr/segal.html|title=Segal|work=www.segal.be|language=fr}}</ref>
In 1989 the company was fully absorbed into Cockerill-Sambre.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.cockerill-sambre.com/fr/historique/historique.htm|title=ArcelorMittal Liège : Historique|language=fr|access-date=21 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002631/http://www.cockerill-sambre.com/fr/historique/historique.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=fl2/>
In 2004 Corus, Koninklijke Hoogovens successor, became the sole owner of the joint venture SEGAL.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tatasteel.nl/news-and-media/archief/nieuwsarchief-2004/corus-verwerft-resterend-belang-in-segal.html|title=Corus acquires remaining interest in Segal|date=12 November 2004|quote=Corus Staal BV, a fifty percent owner of Segal SA, has agreed to purchase the remaining shares in the Belgian galvanizing line|publisher=Corus|work=www.tatasteel.nl|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref>
The parent business underwent a series of mergers forming part of Cockerill-Sambre (1980), Usinor (1999), Arcelor (2002) and ArcelorMittal (2008).
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
Category:Steel companies of Belgium Category:Companies based in Liège Province Category:Flémalle