Joint Press Release Corus and Salzgitter

New metallic coated steel product with outstanding corrosion properties

Corus and Salzgitter have been working together on identifying opportunities for the application of coatings containing Zinc, Magnesium and Aluminium in selected market sectors.

Corus and Salzgitter now announce that they have formalized their efforts into a joint product development co-operation in the area of metallic coatings with outstanding corrosion performance. The corrosion performance of these steels is superior to conventional metallic coatings.

In this co-operation both companies are sharing complementary R&D expertise to develop and optimize these products.

The new coating will be developed for a variety of applications. These refer to applications in the building and construction sector, were the market traditionally uses zinc weights of 275 g/m2, and to applications with higher corrosion requirements in the Automotive and Domestic Appliances sector.

Timing and availability of products and applications will be included in progress updates that will be provided during 2008.