Corus AutomotiveLuchthavenweg 18
Eindhoven
NL-5657 EB
Netherlands
[t] +31 40 237 9800
[f] +31 40 246 4577
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Corus is one of the leading suppliers of steel products, services and technology to the automotive industry. A broad range of Corus steel from strip, engineering steels, special strip and tubes are used to make products that go into automotive applications including body-in-white, closures, chassis and suspension systems, powertrain, seats, safety systems and other components. Corus is committed to the global automotive industry, and, uniquely, combines its materials and vehicle engineering knowledge to respond cost-effectively to key drivers of importance to the sector, such as safety, fuel-efficiency, innovation and the environment. The Company actively supports supply chain initiatives that improve efficiency and enhance the value of steel used in automotive applications. Corus Group Plc is one of the world's largest metal producers with an annual turnover of £8 billion and major operating facilities in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway and Belgium. Corus' four divisions comprising Strip Products, Long Products, Distribution & Building Systems and Aluminium provide innovative solutions to the construction, automotive, packaging, mechanical engineering and other markets worldwide. Corus has 48,500 employees in over 40 countries and sales offices and service centres worldwide. Combining international expertise with local customer service, the Corus brand represents quality and strength. |
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Reduces damage delivery by 85%
Distribution centre will help meet continued growth to emerging markets in China and eastern Europe
Increased delivery quality helps reduce manufacturing downtime for customers |
20 April 2006 |
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Corus, the international steel company, is working closely with Smethwick Drop Forge (SDF) the UK's leading forger of connecting rods for passenger and commercial vehicles, to help optimise the design and manufacture of existing con-rods.
- Development work leads to significant weight reduction opportunities
- Reduced weight helps automakers meet stringent environmental targets
- Improved machining reduces manufacturing costs |
20 April 2006 |
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Automotive chassis and crash structures will benefit from mass reduction and improved impact resistance with High Strength and Ductility (HSD)-steels. |
03 November 2005 |
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Professor Garel Rhys addresses leading figures from UK automotive supply
chain. Need to invest in R&D to stay competitive. Technical innovation key to
future success |
30 October 2005 |
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Corus has won a contract to supply Proton with advanced Neotec steel. This will be used in the manufacture of fuel tanks for one of the carmaker's latest additions to its popular GEN-2 range, the 1.6 GSX. |
03 August 2005 |
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The Racing for Holland team entry in this year's gruelling 24-hour Le Mans race will be using a unique hydropneumatic interconnected suspension system designed to maximise the racecars' traction, grip and stability, which ultimately will help it go faster. |
15 June 2005 |
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Speaking at the European Automotive Components Expo in Stuttgart, Guido Wolf, manager strategic marketing, Corus Special Strip, told delegates how innovative new steels from Corus for vehicle fluid handling systems will help the automotive industry overcome existing and future environmental and technical challenges. |
02 June 2005 |
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The ability to supply consistent, high quality material and meet stringent service and delivery goals has secured a major contract for Corus to supply Stadco, one of Europe's leading automotive body-in-white specialists, with a wide range of cut and pressed panel blanks. |
31 May 2005 |
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Corus, the international metals company, is once again supporting some of Europe's leading student race teams - the Universities of Birmingham, Delft and Warwick - in the 2005 International Formula Student programme. |
29 April 2005 |
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Corus, the international metals producer, and ESI Group, leading provider of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, has announced the integration of the Corus-Vegter model, a new advanced material simulation model, into PAM-STAMP 2G software package. |
10 March 2005 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it has invested significantly to upgrade its precision tubes facility in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands, following confirmation that it has secured Europe's largest single automotive hydroformed tube contract. |
03 March 2005 |
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Corus’ specialist large panel press blanking capability has resulted in the international metals company securing an additional contract to supply Land Rover with the rear door outer panels for the all new Range Rover Sport, being launched this summer.
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10 February 2005 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has won a contract to supply Ricardo, one of the world’s leading independent engineering consultancies, with its specialist, ultra clean steel to manufacture the company’s latest generation of ultra high performance sports car and motorsport transmissions and gearboxes.
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12 January 2005 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that Europressings, its specialist metal pressings and sub-assemblies business, has acquired certification to the ISO/TS 16949 quality approval standard. Europressings has also achieved business accreditation to the International Safety Rating Standard, level 4 (ISRS).
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07 January 2005 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has developed a roadside barrier system that exceeds the latest European EN1317 standard for the containment of vehicles and is expected to help improve road safety in crash situations.
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12 November 2004 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced the completion of work to enhance the hot-dip galvanising line (ZODIAC) at its Llanwern site, South Wales, following a major investment totalling £5.6 million. |
04 November 2004 |
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Student talent injects emotion back into future vehicle design ( 22/09/2004 )
STUDENT TALENT INJECTS EMOTION BACK INTO FUTURE VEHICLE DESIGN
Charles Drury’s ‘God is in the details, but nobody saw Him coming’ concept was awarded the ‘Best Vehicle Design’ accolade in the Corus sponsored ‘MOVE’, the private view of the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show which was held on Thursday 16th September 2004. |
22 September 2004 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced a major new contract to supply ZF Sachs, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of powertrain components, with its latest 'Highclad' product - a unique copper-clad steel that will be used to make the company’s latest generation of torque converters.
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02 September 2004 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has developed a range of lean alloy steels that will enable the automotive gearbox industry the ability to control and predict the level of distortion in the manufacture of transmissions. |
22 July 2004 |
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Corus’ unique ability to produce inner-body vehicle panel blanks of up to 3mm thickness has resulted in the international metals company securing a contract to supply the inner and outer sills for the new MINI Convertible to BMW Group Plant Swindon.
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13 July 2004 |
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The first fatigue tests of the most performance-critical grade of steel yet to be produced by Corus have been successful.
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11 June 2004 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has gained a top business award for its innovative alloy coated steel, Neotec. |
10 June 2004 |
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Corus has announced a £14m (€21m) investment at its Scunthorpe rod mill in the UK. The investment will provide a state-of-the-art warehousing system and extensive mill enhancements, enabling the business to significantly improve its output of premium quality steels increasingly used by the automotive industry.
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14 May 2004 |
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Today, durability is one of the key design requirements for automotive chassis suspension systems. |
19 April 2004 |
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Corus Automotive, who specialise in developing innovative vehicle engineering solutions using latest thinking in materials and manufacturing technologies, has relocated to Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) on the campus of Warwick University.
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03 April 2004 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has developed a roadside barrier system for elevated highways and bridges designed to meet the requirements of a new European standard that redefines the standard for the containment of vehicles in the event of a crash, and gives far greater consideration to vehicle occupant protection.
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16 January 2004 |
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Corus, the international metals group, has announced that it is supplying Audi’s new Lamborghini Gallardo with the world’s first production ready aluminium tailor welded blank designed to help the car maker further reduce vehicle body weight and assembly costs. |
16 December 2003 |
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A ground-breaking new design of wheel disc for off-highway vehicles has been developed by Telford-based GKN Wheels, Corus and SSAB Swedish Steel, using advanced high strength steels (HSS) that are up to four times stronger than ordinary mild steel. |
12 November 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has successfully developed a range of new, extremely clean steels that will help manufacturers of the latest generation of diesel fuel injection systems meet the growing demand from carmakers for improvements in performance, fuel efficiency and cost.
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23 October 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it has won the contract to supply LTI Vehicles with 100 per cent of its skin panel steel blank requirements. |
06 October 2003 |
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Meng Feng Hseih was awarded the ‘Best Vehicle Design’ accolade in the Corus sponsored ‘Streets Ahead’, the private view of the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show 2003. |
23 September 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, hosted a World Class Network (WCN) seminar in association with Birmingham’s Technology Innovation Centre (tic) on future steel technologies at the company’s Automotive Service Centre in Wolverhampton last Thursday 11 September. |
16 September 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that its Strip Products UK business based in South Wales and its specialist laser welding facility, Autolaser Technologies, in Wednesfield, West Midlands have acquired certification to the new ISO/TS 16949: 2002 quality approval standard. |
07 August 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has successfully developed an electric resistance-welded aluminium tube which is suitable for hydroforming, offering lightweight design and performance benefits for vehicle manufacturers.
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21 July 2003 |
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Professor Jon King, director of Corus Automotive, has officially opened the new Automotive Engineering Centre (AEC) at the University of Hertfordshire (26 June 2003). The new centre introduces modern facilities in automotive engineering design and technology for undergraduate courses and post-graduate research.
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02 July 2003 |
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The supply of fasteners into the automotive industry has been radically improved, thanks to an initiative bringing together three key players in the supply chain.
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26 June 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, is again supporting one of the country’s leading student race teams - the Birmingham University entry in the 2003 International Formula Student programme - with its high quality steel and material expertise for the undergraduates’ single seat racecar. |
12 June 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it is to establish a Just-in-Time (JIT) supply facility in Coventry. |
27 May 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it has won a contract to supply Ford with its advanced Neotec steel and will supply the new material for fuel tanks required for the Ka and StreetKa models.
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12 May 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it is commissioning a new research and development facility for studying the next generation of automotive laser welding and brazing techniques. |
07 April 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it is installing an additional multi-strand blanking line in order to help meet increased demand, which includes a contract to supply Mayflower Vehicle Systems with 100 per cent of its skin panel blank requirements.
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28 March 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has officially commissioned its new Continuous Annealing and Pre-treatment (CAPL) line, which has been specifically designed for the process and production of high-quality aluminium coil for use in the automotive industry. |
27 March 2003 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has announced the development of Fractim, a new steel bar product designed to bring both cost savings to the automotive supply chain and meet the increasing performance specifications required by the next generation of internal combustion engines.
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03 March 2003 |
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Corus and Sumitomo Metal Industries (SMI) report good progress in developing new strip steel products for the automotive industry and also in engineering steels under their technological collaboration agreement signed in January 2002. |
07 January 2003 |
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Costly heat treatments are on the way out for the fastener industry. That was the good news from a Corus product development expert.
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13 October 2002 |
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Adam Fairless was awarded the 'Best Vehicle Design' accolade in the Corus sponsored 'Autumn Collection', the private view of the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show 2002. |
22 September 2002 |
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Setting the scene for the steel division’s annual meeting of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3), Professor Garel Rhys OBE (pictured left), director, Centre for Automotive Industry Research, Cardiff Business School, said the major challenge for the automotive supply chain was coping with fundamental change in a dynamic automotive sector. |
16 September 2002 |
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For the first time, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining’s annual Steel Division conference will focus on a specific industry sector, presenting delegates with an insight into the issues that will determine the future of steel and other materials in the motorsports and automotive industry.
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31 July 2002 |
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Corus, the international metals company, has been awarded the contract to supply the skin panel blanks to Ogihara, one of Europe's largest press stamping companies, for pressing into body panels for Peugeot's new 206SW model, which was launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year.
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09 July 2002 |
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A venture announced today in Detroit between Corus Hyfo, part of the international metals company Corus, and Novamerican Steel Inc. will offer the North American automotive industry a new material solution for hydroforming technology, providing cost, weight and performance benefits for vehicle manufacturers.
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19 May 2002 |
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ULSAB-AVC programme promises 5-Star Euro-NCAP safety performance, 86g/km CO2 imissions and 3.2 l/100km fuel economy in an affordable family hatchback. |
19 May 2002 |
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Prestige carmaker Spyker Cars of Baarn, Netherlands, has taken advantage of the advanced properties of Corus's latest composite material, Hylite, in the production of their first ever race car. |
25 February 2002 |
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Mid-term report reveals increased understanding of the dynamic strengthening effects of modern steels offering carmakers significant benefits in designing strong, stiff, affordable and lightweight structures. |
29 October 2001 |
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In the UK, the unveiling of Europe’s first Nd:YAG two dimensional laser welding facility by Autolaser Technologies, part of Corus, signals the intention of Europe’s largest combined steel and aluminium maker to produce annually up to three million advanced tailor welded blanks for the automotive industry.
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23 October 2001 |
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A forward-looking, innovative proposal for the car of 2030 was awarded first prize in the Corus sponsored ‘Best Vehicle Design’ accolade at the private view of the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show 2001. |
09 October 2001 |
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A progress report delivered to the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Annual Meeting on the global steel program, ULSAB-AVC (Advanced Vehicle Concepts), today unveils valuable contributions to future automobile design. |
02 October 2001 |
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Corus is playing a role in the success of the acclaimed Morgan Aero 8, the first new model which has been introduced by Morgan Motor Company, manufacturer of classically styled sports cars, since the 1960s.
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22 June 2001 |
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After fighting off stiff competition from over 230 of the UK’s leading manufacturers to reach the final stage of the MX2001 Manufacturing Excellence Awards, Corus’s Automotive Service Centre was celebrating after receiving the runners-up award in the prestigious Customer Focus category.
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21 June 2001 |
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Corus Aluminium Extrusions and Tenneco Automotive won The Innovation Award in Automotive Parts and Accessories at Aluminium Award 2000, which took place at the AutoDome Automobile Museum Rosmalen. |
26 March 2001 |
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Preliminary results from the validation phase of the UltraLight Steel Auto Closures (ULSAC) study, confirm that innovative design combined with currently available steel technologies can reduce weight significantly with no cost increase while meeting state-of-the-art structural performance for vehicle safety.
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29 October 2000 |
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Concept designs resulting from the recently completed UltraLight Steel Auto Suspension (ULSAS) study reveal significant mass savings of up to 34 per cent compared with benchmarked steel suspensions. |
29 October 2000 |
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The Toyota Prius was awarded the Corus IVehE Motor Show Environmental Award at a gala dinner attended by 500 leading personalities from the world’s motor industry held on the eve of the British International Motor Show.
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26 October 2000 |
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The new Ford Mondeo was awarded the Corus IVehE Motor Show Award for Safety at a gala dinner attended by 500 leading personalities from the world's motor industry held on the eve of the British International Motor Show.
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26 October 2000 |
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The Peugeot 206 Coupé Cabriolet won the Corus IVehE ‘Car of the Show’ Award for bringing the concept of fun-to-drive open-top convertibles to affordable sports coupés.
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23 October 2000 |
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The technical advances made by vehicle manufacturers towards passenger and pedestrian safety are highlighted and rewarded for the first time at this year’s Corus IVehE Motor Show Awards.
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07 October 2000 |
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Following their tremendous success at the 1998 British International Motor Show, the Auto Design Awards, run by the Institute of Vehicle Engineers (IVehE) – previously known as IBCAM, returns as the only awards officially recognised by the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders). |
03 October 2000 |
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Designs reveal two family-orientated vehicles from a single engineering platform
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12 June 2000 |
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Corus Hyfo is the new interface to the market in the field of hydroforming within Corus Group plc. It can give significant support in fields such as material selection, automotive component engineering, hydroform feasibility and optimisation. |
28 March 2000 |
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International consortium pursues advanced steel technologies to meet world’s toughest vehicle crash safety standards ULSAB-AVC project aimed at developing holistic ‘whole vehicle’ solutions for Europe’s most popular mid-size family cars C-class vehicle concept will match kerb weight of current (smaller) B-class cars. |
18 January 2000 |
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