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But those prosperous years were not to continue. As every steel and coal production from the region, Belval suffered from the economical context. In 1995, furnace C got shut down after a breakdown and never reopened. It was disassembled in 1996. Soon following it was furnace A which closed in 1995.
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A (daily capacity: 2300t; diameter: 8 m). In 1970 was the Firing of blast furnace B at ARBED Esch-Belval (daily capacity: 3000 t; diameter: 9 m) where automation was very advanced and would enable full computer control in the near future. And finally, 1979 was the year where Blast furnace C came to
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Across the different districts, the project will be able to accommodate more than 5,000 inhabitants and more than 20,000 daily users. The new urban setting extends over a developed surface of almost 1.3 million m, on 69 hectares for building. An important proportion (30 percent of the surfaces) is
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an active support of the State through an important decentralization programme of administrative and other governmental functions including the implementation of an ambitious secondary and higher education policy. This policy was developed in relation to creation of the
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After a detailed study of the projects, focused on the profitability, duration and site preparation criteria, a dialogue committee, supervised by the
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in Esch-Belval in July 1997, 120 hectares (approximatively 300 acres) were available for a redevelopment process, offering a place with a high economic development for the country and the whole southern region.
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