Anderlues
Cokerie de Anderlues
The coal processing, coking and carbon chemistry activities of the “SA des Cokeries et Houillères d'Anderlues” took place between 1906 and 2002 . On the edge, coal mining was active from 1850 to 1967 . The heap, made up of the aforementioned coal mines, was re-exploited between 1983 and 2002 for the recovery of residual coal.
Closure
After years of production, the installation became outdated and there was no money left to invest in order to meet the environmental and safety requirements. As a result, closed in 2002 and had to let the 13 employees go. The factory was the longest running cokes factory in Belgium. In 2004, a private company bought the place for the operation of a test center for the treatment of minerals. In 2006 restoration of some buildings stopped due to a lack of permits.
Image photography
By Viktor Macha in 2005.
Plant facts and figures
The plant have an annual capacity of 300000 tons.
The following processes are conducted in the plant:
- Mining
- Coke plant
This plant produces the following type of products:
- Coal&Iron&Minerals
Full description
Cokerie d´Anderlues was one of the last active coke plants in Belgium till 2002. Technology developements in pig iron making and decreasing enquiry cut off the coke production tradition which lasted nearly 100 years here. This tiny battery with surrounding puits no.6 is located south of Bruxelles in small village Anderlues.
Main gate without gate door, entrance free. Despite of it is the coking plant in very good shape, just slowly swallowed by green and rust.