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=== Interwar & [[Second Great War]] Period (1906-1943) === | === Interwar & [[Second Great War]] Period (1906-1943) === | ||
The Interwar period saw a significant expansion of Factory No.2, tripling in size as it tried to keep up with the demand for Arcer steel from major export markets in Crona and Levantia. The expansion continued with more extensive supply chain investments in Chester-on-Moore, as well as the size and capabilities of the Arcer railways ability to ship steel to the coast from the Aileach Mountains. The company had only operated off of a single set of double-track rail lines to Kurst and and Chester-on-Moore, and bought a majority stake in the Railway, doubling the amount of track laid during the late 1880s, to allow for more steel to be sent to Arcerion's main Southern commercial port in Chester-on-Moore. | The Interwar period saw a significant expansion of Factory No.2, tripling in size as it tried to keep up with the demand for Arcer steel from major export markets in Crona and Levantia. The expansion continued with more extensive supply chain investments in Chester-on-Moore, as well as the size and capabilities of the Arcer railways ability to ship steel to the coast from the Aileach Mountains. The company had only operated off of a single set of double-track rail lines to Kurst and and Chester-on-Moore, and bought a majority stake in the Railway, doubling the amount of track laid during the late 1880s, to allow for more steel to be sent to Arcerion's main Southern commercial port in Chester-on-Moore. | ||
The death of Marsden in 1919 (at the age of 93) saw a new period evolve for the company. Marsden's three sons, John Jr., James, and Nathaniel all retained board seats and established a commanding and sizeable control of the company, solidifying the Marsden family's role in Arco Steel and as a dynastic family, one of the few in Arcerion that grew from naturalized citizens and native Arcers rather than existing old-world Occidental noble families. | The death of Marsden in 1919 (at the age of 93) saw a new period evolve for the company. Marsden's three sons, John Jr., James, and Nathaniel all retained board seats and established a commanding and sizeable control of the company, solidifying the Marsden family's role in Arco Steel and as a dynastic family, one of the few in Arcerion that grew from naturalized citizens and native Arcers rather than existing old-world Occidental noble families. | ||
[[File:2GW Steel Plant.jpg|thumb|An aerial photograph of Factories No.1 and No.2 in Easthampton at the breakout of the Second Great War showing the scale of expansion since the first factory's establishment almost a century prior. ]] | |||
With the Second Great War rapidly approaching with a breakdown of relations between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], Factory No.3 was opened and prepared for operations with the arrival of hostilities. Arco Steel only narrowly missed being nationalized back into a Crown Corporation, but after a lengthy litigation, mediation, and legal battle with the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] and the [[Supreme Court of Arcerion]], Arco Steel remained a public corporation. The agreement meant that Arco Steel would produce much of the raw metal and materials for the creation of manufacturing plants and other major facilities to produce tanks, armoured vehicles, and heavy weaponry for the Arcer war effort. | With the Second Great War rapidly approaching with a breakdown of relations between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], Factory No.3 was opened and prepared for operations with the arrival of hostilities. Arco Steel only narrowly missed being nationalized back into a Crown Corporation, but after a lengthy litigation, mediation, and legal battle with the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] and the [[Supreme Court of Arcerion]], Arco Steel remained a public corporation. The agreement meant that Arco Steel would produce much of the raw metal and materials for the creation of manufacturing plants and other major facilities to produce tanks, armoured vehicles, and heavy weaponry for the Arcer war effort. | ||
By the war's conclusion, Arcer steel was found in tanks, planes, and ships across the Allies side, and the relationship forged with [[Burgundie]] and [[Alstin]] meant that much of Arcerion's steel successfully managed to make it to the customers and importers in Levantia and Sarpedon, as convoys escorted the commercial vessels beyond the [[Songun Sea]]. The company's profits dipped during this period as it worked on credit, the Arcer government generating a sizeable debt to Arco Steel due to the massive requirements of the war effort and already strained public relations due to the volume of war bonds that had been bought. With over 20,000 employees in both factories, rail yards, warehouses, and mines, the company was already one of the largest in Arcerion and set to become one of the largest in Crona. | By the war's conclusion, Arcer steel was found in tanks, planes, and ships across the Allies side, and the relationship forged with [[Burgundie]] and [[Alstin]] meant that much of Arcerion's steel successfully managed to make it to the customers and importers in Levantia and Sarpedon, as convoys escorted the commercial vessels beyond the [[Songun Sea]]. The company's profits dipped during this period as it worked on credit, the Arcer government generating a sizeable debt to Arco Steel due to the massive requirements of the war effort and already strained public relations due to the volume of war bonds that had been bought. With over 20,000 employees in both factories, rail yards, warehouses, and mines, the company was already one of the largest in Arcerion and set to become one of the largest in Crona. | ||
=== Post-War and Modern Era (1944-present) === | === Post-War and Modern Era (1944-present) === | ||
After the war's conclusion, | After the war's conclusion, | ||