Founder Antonio Beltrame establishes the “Premiato Stabilimento Meccanico a forza elettrica con Fonderia Antonio Beltrame” (Antonio Beltrame World-Class Electricity-powered Mechanical Plant and Foundry) in 1896.
Starting in the 1920s through the 1940s, the plant changes its name to “Acciaierie e Ferriere Vicentine” (Vicenza Steel & Iron Works) & expands in the Italian market.
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MoreFounder Antonio Beltrame establishes the “Premiato Stabilimento Meccanico a forza elettrica con Fonderia Antonio Beltrame” (Antonio Beltrame World-Class Electricity-powered Mechanical Plant and Foundry) in 1896.
Starting in the 1920s through the 1940s, the plant changes its name to “Acciaierie e Ferriere Vicentine” (Vicenza Steel & Iron Works) & expands in the Italian market.
In the 1980s, acquisition of the Marghera and San Giorgio di Nogaro steel plants occurs.
AFV increasingly takes on the characteristics of a “Group”
In 1994, the company acquires a controlling interest in LME (Laminés Marchands Européens S.A.), a major AFV competitor in Europe.
In 2002 & 2007, the company acquires Siderurgica Ferrero (Italy), Stahl Gerlafingen (Switzerland) and S.C. Donalam (Romania).
Subject ID: 26052
Subject ID: 26052