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The abandoned blast furnaces of the 'Usines Gustave Boël'
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Blast furnace nr. 6 of the iron works 'Usines Gustave Boël' in La Louvière has been put to death on February 10th, 1997. This marked the end of the long history of iron production at the works. Thanks to the extraordinary co-operation with the UGB staff, I got the opportunity to take photographs of the iron works in August 1997, a few months after the shutdown of the blast furnaces. It was a sweltering day, and I will never forget the exhausting ascent to the top of blast furnace nr. 6. I have been rewarded with an unforgettable view: the plant ranks with the most impressive and beautiful industrial installations in Europe. The blast furnaces - some of them date back to pre-war - are of outstanding beauty and can be regarded as masterpieces of engineering and design. Today an electric furnace and a hot rolling mill are still active at the plant, now owned by DUFERCO.
blast furnaces 1 - 5
blast furnaces 1 - 5
blast furnaces 1 - 5
blast furnaces 1 - 5
blast furnaces 1 - 5
blast furnaces 1 - 5
blast furnace nr. 4
blast furnace nr. 4
blast furnace nr. 5
blast furnace nr. 5
blast furnace nr. 2
blast furnace nr. 2
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
hot metal ladle cars
hot metal ladle cars
hot metal ladle cars
hot metal ladle cars
water towers
water towers
blast furnaces 1-3
blast furnaces 1-3
blast furnace nr. 6
blast furnace nr. 6
factory halls
factory halls
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
blast furnaces
blast furnaces
blast furnace nr 6
blast furnace nr 6
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
blast furnaces
blast furnaces
blast furnace and water tower
blast furnace and water tower
ventilation
ventilation
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël
steel mill Usines Gustave Boël

©   Harald Finster, Gulpener Str. 26, 52074 Aachen, Germany   industrial photography
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