Sogerail
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Formerly called
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Sogerail (1994) Corus France SA (1999) Tata Steel France Rail SA (2006) |
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| Industry | Steel |
| Founded | Usine Saint Jacques (1892) |
| Products | Railway rail |
Coordinates: 49°20′11″N 6°03′02″E / 49.336326°N 6.050626°E
Sogerail (later Corus France SA , 1999; Tata Steel France Rail, 2006) is a railway rail manufacturer located near Hayange, in the Lorraine region of France. The company was formed 1994 as a subsidiary of Usinor-Sacilor - iron production at Hayange was established by the De Wendel family in 1892 as the Usine Saint Jacques.
The business was acquired by Corus Group plc in 1999, becoming part of Tata Steel Europe in 2006 through merger of the parent company. In 2016 the company together with other long products businesses in the Tata Steel Europe were divested, being acquired by Greybull Capital.
The iron industry at the Sogerail site in Nilvange/Knutange nr. Hayange (Moselle department, Lorraine, France) dates to c.1892 with the establishment of the Usine Saint Jacques by the de Wendels.
By the late 20th century the works had become part of Usinor-Sacilor it its long products division in the Sollac subsidiary. Under Usinor-Sacilor steel was supplied to the plant from the nearby Florange steelworks, and earlier from the Unimétal plant in Gandrange (sold to Ispat). In the 1990s Usinor-Sacilor sought to divest its long products division.
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