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This is a sample of images from the Arcelor - Mittal steel factory in Liege, Belgium. If you are interested in seeing more images on this subject, simply execute an archive search - Keywords: Arcelor, steel, metal, iron, furnace.
  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • An Arcelor-Mittal employee displays the temperature of the molten iron (1488 degrees Celsius or 2710 degrees fahrenheit) after using a probe to take the temperature of blast furnace B, at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant in Seraing, near Liege will be permanently closed in April 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009. The old style blast furnaces are being phased out and replaced with newer technology marking the end of an era in the steel industry. (PHOTO © JOCK FISTICK) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • An Arcelor-Mittal employee, monitors blast furnace B, at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • An Arcelor-Mittal employee, monitors blast furnace B, at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • An Arcelor-Mittal employee, keeps the molten iron flowing out of blast furnace B, at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • Arcelor-Mittal employees, work in the control room for blast furnace B, at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • An Arcelor-Mittal employee, sprays water to cool down machinery used to operate blast furnace B, at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Fifty years ago Liege, Belgium was at the epicenter of Europe's steel industry. But as new, cleaner and less expensive technologies emerge the old ways of doing things slowly die out. Such is the case at the Arcelor steel mill in the village of Seraing, Belgium just outside of Liege. After 50 years of service, blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant was permanently shutdown on Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009, marking the end of an era in Europe's steel industry. For the workers, this means either being re-assigned or re-trained and some will be asked to take early retirement. Since the laws protecting workers are much stronger in Europe than in the U.S. - it is usually less expensive for a company to re-train workers rather than terminating their employment. By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant in Seraing, near Liege will be permanently closed in April 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009. The old style blast furnaces are being phased out and replaced with newer technology marking the end of an era in the steel industry. (PHOTO © JOCK FISTICK) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • Arcelor-Mittal employees work at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • Arcelor-Mittal employees work at the Ougree facility near Liege, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. (Photo © Jock Fistick) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant in Seraing, near Liege will be permanently closed in April 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009. The old style blast furnaces are being phased out and replaced with newer technology marking the end of an era in the steel industry. (PHOTO © JOCK FISTICK) By photographer Jock Fistick
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  • SERAING, BELGIUM - APRIL-23-2005 - Blast furnace number 6 at the Arcelor steel plant in Seraing, near Liege will be permanently closed in April 2005. The last remaining blast furnace at the plant will be closed in 2009. The old style blast furnaces are being phased out and replaced with newer technology marking the end of an era in the steel industry. (PHOTO © JOCK FISTICK) By photographer Jock Fistick
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