The "Cokerie d'Ougrée" coke factory was equipped with four batteries with 139 ovens. Producing 800'000 tons of coke a year. It supplied the nearby blast furnaces of Ougrée and Seraing. The coke was transported by conveyor belts.
An explosion killed 3 and wounded 26 employees in 2002. In 2010, with the increase in production thanks to the restart of Haut Fourneau B, the number of ovens were expanded to 185. But HFB was shut down only one year later.
The plant was closed in the summer of 2014, which meant the end of all heavy industry in the Liège area. No agreement could be found between the management of ArcelorMittal and the American Oxbow Mining, a potential buyer.
