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Forges de Zeebrugge was initially founded as a munitions factory between Zeebrugge and Zwankendamme, in the 1930s, as a subsidiay of Carcoke. During World War 2, the site was taken over by German forces. Allied bombing, especially in July 1943, devastated the factory site; the original munitions factory was never rebuilt and later remediation of this site was difficult due to unexploded munitions. The surviving FZ business changed focus to rocketry. In 1971, FZ bought the Fort d'Évegnée, using it to store explosives.

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  • Forges de Zeebrugge was initially founded as a munitions factory between Zeebrugge and Zwankendamme, in the 1930s, as a subsidiay of Carcoke. During World War 2, the site was taken over by German forces. Allied bombing, especially in July 1943, devastated the factory site; the original munitions factory was never rebuilt and later remediation of this site was difficult due to unexploded munitions. The surviving FZ business changed focus to rocketry. In 1971, FZ bought the Fort d'Évegnée, using it to store explosives.
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  • Forges de Zeebrugge was initially founded as a munitions factory between Zeebrugge and Zwankendamme, in the 1930s, as a subsidiay of Carcoke. During World War 2, the site was taken over by German forces. Allied bombing, especially in July 1943, devastated the factory site; the original munitions factory was never rebuilt and later remediation of this site was difficult due to unexploded munitions. The surviving FZ business changed focus to rocketry. In 1971, FZ bought the Fort d'Évegnée, using it to store explosives. Modern-day FZ is a subsidiary of Thales, and is a leading manufacturer of aircraft rockets. In 2011, FZ workers briefly went on strike, in response to a Belgian government reform of arms exports - which was triggered by FN exporting arms to Libya.
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