Private company

Corus

Corus is a Dutch-British steelmaker based in Düsseldorf, founded in 1767.1 It employed about 48,000 people.1 Its revenue was £10.1 billion in 2005.1 It ceased to exist in 2007.1

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1767Founded1
  • Industryaluminium industry, iron and steel industry1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Websitewww.corusgroup.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company1

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Corporate structure

Corus sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Corus London
    • Koninklijke Hoogovens Subsidiary · Main building Hoogovens
    • Tata Steel Record Centre Subsidiary · Deeside, United Kingdom
    • Main building Hoogovens Owned · Velsen

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Corus reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Tata Steel Record Centre

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded British Steel1
  2. Succeeded Koninklijke Hoogovens1
  3. Succeeded by Tata Steel Europe1
  4. Succeeded by Tata Steel IJmuiden1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 200510.1B GBP1

Timeline

  1. Apr 2, 2007Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1767Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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