steelworks

located in Hayange, France. HFX steelworks began iron and steel production in 1906. The site featured six blast furnaces, serving as a major industrial hub in the region.. Operations slowed as one furnace was idled, leaving two operational before full mothballing occurred between 2011 and 2012...

I'll start by saying i'm no expert on steel production or steelworks'. In fact I know little to nothing about how they work or what goes on at them but I do know these places are cool to look at and that's all that matters really. This one has been on the list for a while and I really regret not...

Piombino Steelworks has been producing steel for over 150 years now since 1865. While the site itself is still active, it's on-site power station has been shuttered and replaced with a newer more efficient one nearby. As we all know, Italy is about as laid back as exploring gets with most...

A steelworks was built here as early as 1836. In 1934, the new coking plant, with 50 Koppers ovens, was put into operation. The old one was demolished to make way for it. In 1952, an expansion was necessary, and a second battery with 26 Coppée ovens was built. In 1958, a sinter plant was built...

Brymbo Colliery Bringing it on home shores this time, a place from a while back but seems to be lacking in coverage. Did a solo visit here & thoroughly enjoyed it despite not getting into the main steelworks buildings which are now part of the trust museum. The Brymbo Steel Works was a...

September 2024 The Visit Visited with @Mr Budge and @MotionlessMike, I've not seen much from this place apart from @jtza's excellent report from July 2022. We stopped in at this on one the second day of our three day excursion to Scotland gaining access to the site with relative ease, the...

Actually i'm lying a bit, this wasn't a foundry, it was a rolling mill that rolled specialised steel strip, mainly for use in bandsaw blades I think. Another plant with a long history formerly known as the Nelson/Albion Ironworks and later Albion Steel Strip Mills. More recently Trident...

First things first; this is going to be a big report. It’s me, and bits a big site. But I really think those who haven’t seen this site before (it has been around some time mind), they will enjoy it. I particularly liked the much older part with the tiled floors. The Explore Well; this summer...

Florange Steelworks.... One of my dream spots! Florange Steelworks (HFX) Is known for the extreme security, we were told not to go there because of the heavy security lately, we tought, Fuck It!! and still went there anyway. A day before the madness, we scouted the area from the roof of Bureau...

Another update from life on Teesside.. Its been about a year now since i posted about the ongoing steelworks demolition. The situation on site has changed quite a bit over the last year. The crazy alarms and army of security Hiluxs that responded to them now thankfully seem to be a thing of...

Völklingen Ironworks is located in western Germany close to the border with France. The steelworks closed in 1986 and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. Völklingen Ironworks is a 5 minute walk from Völklingen station on the line between Saarbrücken and Trier. Admission to the...

Another Teesside mini report. Diggers are munching away at the coke works as we speak but i think if anyone wants to see it (and more importantly if anyone can manage some of the other unexplored buildings on site!) there is still a few months of opportunity left. We hit up most of Southbank...

Background What a relief it was to tick this one off the list. I've been itching to plunge into the vast expanse of the former SSI steelworks for ages, but the many stories of very vigilant security had put me off heading right up to the other end of the country to try my luck. I had pinned all...

History: The history of this former steelworks dates all the way back to the middle of the 1800s. At this time a small forge in the Belgium town of La Louviere began expanding its operations. By 1900 over 1200 employees were active on the terrain. When the first world war broke out nearly all of...

History: The history of this former steelworks dates all the way back to the middle of the 1800s. At this time a small forge in the Belgium town of La Louviere began expanding its operations. By 1900 over 1200 employees were active on the terrain. When the first world war broke out nearly all of...