{"id":38386,"date":"2021-12-01T11:09:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T09:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moreda.com\/about-us\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:02:56","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moreda.com\/en\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Both Riviere and Moreda were founded by French technicians and engineers involved in the financial sector and railway companies. The connections that the founders maintained with overseas industries would prove to be key for establishing and consolidating the wire drawing and iron and steel businesses in Catalonia and Asturias. Both companies were able to overcome domestic recessions thanks to their commitment to the overseas sector, innovating and exploiting their competitive advantages. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Riviere started its wire mesh manufacturing activity in 1854, in a workshop created by the Frenchman Pierre Mage. It continued its activity in several manufacturing centers (in Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona and Pamplona) owned by the Rivi\u00e8re family (1860-1979), later by Manuel Varela Mat\u00f3, Aceralia and other companies (1979-1999) and finally by Celsa (1999 to present).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Moreda was created in 1879, starting its wire production in 1881 in the vicinity of Gij\u00f3n. A group of French investors (bankers and industrialists), represented in the management of the factory by Isidoro Clausel de Coussergues (and later his brother Henri), led the initiative and financing of this company. The Sociedad Industrial Asturiana Santa B\u00e1rbara bought the Moreda y Gij\u00f3n factory in 1899 and put it under the management of Jos\u00e9 Tarti\u00e8re Lenegre. The Tarti\u00e8re family controled the destinies of the Gij\u00f3n wire drawing plant to the 1980s, when Celsa progressively entered into ownership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In 1990 CELSA Group\u2122 acquired Moreda S.A. and in 1999 Riviere S.A. Celsa is one of the leading European multinationals in long steel products, the most diversified and vertically integrated. MRT benefits from this integration, as it now has full control over all stages of manufacturing of its products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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One of the characteristics of MRT is the continuous innovation in its production processes and products. For example, in 2004 its factories were equipped with 2 most technologically advanced painting lines. Subsequently, the pressing and strapping processes were automated.
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Creation of the RIVIERE S.A. wire drawing factory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Creation of the MOREDA S.A. wire drawing factory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Celsa takes control of MOREDA S.A.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Celsa acquires RIVIERE S.A.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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MOREDA and RIVIERE merge and MOREDA RIVIERE TREFILER\u00cdAS \u2013 MRT is born.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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MRT fits its factories with the latest coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Implementation of the loading process through barcode reading.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Creation of the UK delegation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Startup of the FK MRT<\/span> manufacturing line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

2018<\/div><\/div>
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Startup of the ZnAl<\/span> line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Installation of a second FK MRT<\/span> line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Startup of the XK MRT<\/span> manufacturing line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Construction of the new laboratory for Quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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