Editing Antwerp Province (section)

===Metallurgies===
While [[Wallonia]] was famous for its steel industry, the [[Campine]] region became renowned for its [[non-ferrous]] [[Metallurgy|metallurgies]]. The [[Campine]] region was scarcely populated in the 19th century, but with the establishment of [[canal]]s, the [[Iron Rhine]] and cheap labor, several metallurgies were established in the region.<ref>De Turnhoutse Kempen, haar economische en sociale betekenis, Vlaams Economisch Verbond, pp. 94-99</ref> In 1888-1889 the metallurgy [[Vieille Montagne|La Vieille Montagne]] was founded in [[Balen|Balen-Nete]], close to the Iron Rhine and the canal to [[Beringen, Belgium|Beverlo]]. The company had its roots in the exploitation of the [[zinc]] mines of [[Neutral Moresnet|Moresnet]].

The [[Union Minière du Haut Katanga]] founded the Société Générale Métallurgique de Hoboken in [[Olen, Belgium|Olen]], which was established along the Iron Rhine and the [[Albert Canal]]. The factory produced [[radium]], [[cobalt]] and [[copper]] from the mines of the Union Minière in [[Katanga Province|Katanga]], [[Belgian Congo]] and [[Rhodesia]]. Along the canal Turnhout-[[Schoten]], the Métallurgique de la Campine was established in 1910 for the production of [[lead]] and [[antimony]]. La Metallo-Chimique was established in 1919; this specialized in the production of copper.