Métallurgique et Minière de Rodange-Athus
| Industry | Steel |
|---|---|
| Successor | ARES (Aciéries Rodange Esch-Schifflange) (1994) Arcelor Rodange (2006) ArcelorMittal Rodange and Schifflange S.A. (2008) |
| Headquarters | Rodange, Luxembourg |
The Minière et Métallurgique de Rodange (MMR) (mines and steelworks of Rodange) was a Luxembourgian blast furnace steel producer and mining company originally established in 1872 as the Hauts-Fourneaux de Rodange. From 1905 to 1935 the company was a division of the Ougrée-Marihaye company.
In 1973 the company was merged with the Société des Hauts Fourneaux et Aciéries d'Athus to form the company Métallurgique et Minière de Rodange-Athus (MMRA), and in 1978 ARBED acquired a 25% stake in the company. From the late 1970s onward the Athus plant closed and production of steel and mining activities ceased at Rodange. The company then became a re-roller of steel specialising in rails. In 1994 the company merged with another Luxembourg based steel company based in Schifflange to form ARES (Aciéries Rodange Esch-Schifflange) part of ProfilARBEB, the long products division of ARBED.
As of 2010, the remains of the company is known as ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange S.A., part of the ArcelorMittal group.
The Société Anonyme des Hauts-Fourneaux de Rodange was founded in 1872 by the brothers Charles and Jules Collart and Thomas Byrne with a capital of 2.5million Luxembourgish francs. Initially the works produced only pig iron. The first blast furnace began operation in 1878. In 1879 a 1.7 km ropeway conveyor was opened between the iron works and the Doihl mine. and in 1880 a second furnace began production. In the 1880s the company obtained concessions in the Walert Mine (Rumelange) and a mine at Ottange in Moselle, France. In 1897 the third blast furnace began operation.
In 1899 the company Usines et Fonderies de Rodange was founded, for the production of pipes and other metal castings. (In 1908 it was taken over by SA Hauts-Forneaux de Rodange.)
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