Private company

Altos Hornos de Vizcaya

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Former Spanish metallurgy company

Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, S.A. was a Spanish metallurgy manufacturing company. It was the largest company in Spain for much of the 20th century, employing 40,000 workers at its height. The business began in 1902 in Bilbao with the merger of three iron and steel businesses: Altos Hornos de Bilbao, La Vizcaya, and La Iberia.2 It ceased to exist in 1996.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 29, 1902Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, iron and steel industry1
  • HeadquartersBarakaldo1
  • Legal formsociedad anónima1

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Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, S.A. was a Spanish metallurgy manufacturing company. It was the largest company in Spain for much of the 20th century, employing 40,000 workers at its height. The business began in 1902 in Bilbao with the merger of three iron and steel businesses: Altos Hornos de Bilbao, La Vizcaya, and La Iberia. In the 1990s, following a series of mergers, it joined with Arcelor.2

Leadership

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Chair

  1. Tomás de Zubiría Ybarra1902–1932
  2. Víctor Chávarri y Anduiza1933–now
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 196914,3301

Timeline

  1. Jul 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Apr 29, 1902Founded Founded1

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