ironworks, which made pig iron using charcoal fuel. After 1842 they could export across the whole Zollverein customs union, and in 1845 they expanded production by building the Eich ironworks, which was the [...] ironworks, which made pig iron using charcoal fuel. After 1842 they could export across the whole Zollverein customs union, and in 1845 they expanded production by building the Eich ironworks, which was the

day in 1837. They lived in a villa next to the mill. After 1842, Luxembourg’s membership of the Zollverein customs union with German states helped their products reach wider markets. In 1851, they expanded [...] when it employed 2,000 people. However, following the First World War, the dissolution of the Zollverein and then the Depression caused it to decline. The company closed in 1939. The last director, Emile