om ple xes ), ▁head ed ▁by ▁Prince ▁Maxim ilian ▁Eg on ▁I ▁of ▁Für sten berg , ▁purchased ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁steel ▁works . ▁The ▁land , ▁covering ▁some ▁ 1 0 4 ▁ha ▁including ▁sw amps , ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁a ▁Hung arian ▁no blem an . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁German ▁engineer ▁Otto ▁G mel in ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁enter prise . ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁build ▁at ▁C ă lan ▁was ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁a ▁railway ▁line ▁was ▁being ▁laid ▁between ▁Sim eria ▁and ▁Pet ro ș ani , ▁and ▁work ▁intens ified ▁at ▁C ă lan ▁once ▁this ▁line ▁was ▁complete . ▁The ▁first ▁furn ace ▁was ▁built ▁starting ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Bra ș ov ▁company , ▁which ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁T eli uc ▁mine . ▁In aug ur ated ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁m 3 . ▁The ▁second ▁furn ace ▁started ▁being ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁went ▁oper ational ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Josef ▁Mass enez , ▁a ▁Belg ian , ▁super vised ▁the ▁construction ▁work . ▁O re ▁and ▁dol om ite ▁used ▁in ▁production ▁came ▁straight ▁from ▁T eli uc . ▁A ▁found ry ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁with ▁two ▁cup ola ▁furn aces ▁added ▁the ▁following ▁year