Background
Tata Steel Europe is the European operations of the Tata Steel Group.
Tata Steel Europe was formerly known as Corus.
Corus was formed on 6 October 1999 through the merger of British Steel and Koninklijke Hoogovens.
On 2 April 2007, Corus became a subsidiary of Tata Steel.
Corus was rebranded to Tata Steel on 27 September 2010.
The following documents provide background to the merger that created Corus and the history of the former companies British Steel and Koninklijke Hoogovens.
Merger manifesto
The merger of British Steel and Koninklijke Hoogovens was announced on June 7th 1999. The Merger Manifesto that was issued on that day gives information about the background to the merger.
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History of British Steel
The history of British Steel from 1967 when the British Steel Corporation was formed by bringing 90% of British Steelmaking into public ownership, through privatisation in 1987, until the formation of Corus in 1999.
History of Koninklijke Hoogovens
The history of Koninklijke Hoogovens from the founding of the company in 1918 to the merger with Corus in 1999.
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