Phenix Works

[1][2] The works in Flemalle was established c.1905 by Paul Borgnet (1863-1944) on a 16 hectares (40 acres) site in Flemalle-Haute.

[3] The company's specialisation was the manufacture of galvanised corrugated sheets for roofing, and in 1930 employed c.3000 persons.

SEGAL (Société Européenne de Galvanisation) at Ivoz-Ramet, Liège, Belgium which would produce hot dip galvanized steel for the car industry.

[9][3] In 2004 Corus, Koninklijke Hoogovens successor, became the sole owner of the joint venture SEGAL.

[10] The parent business underwent a series of mergers forming part of Cockerill-Sambre (1980), Usinor (1999), Arcelor (2002) and ArcelorMittal (2008).