Tata Steel Netherlands
| Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1918 |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Successor | Corus IJmuiden (1999–2007) Tata Steel Europe IJmuiden (2007-2021) Tata Steel Netherlands IJmuiden (2021–) |
| Headquarters | , Netherlands |
| Website | https://www.tatasteel.nl |
Koninklijke Hoogovens known as Koninklijke Nederlandse Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken (KNHS) until 1996 or informally Hoogovens. was a Dutch steel producer founded in 1918. Since 2010, the plant is named Tata Steel IJmuiden.
The IJmuiden steelworks based in IJmuiden, Netherlands was built between 1920 and 1940, first producing iron, later steel, with hot and cold rolling producing flat products. In the 1960s the company diversified into aluminium production.
The company briefly merged its IJmuiden steel plant with German steel company Hoesch from 1972 forming the joint venture Estel but separated in 1982. In 1999, the company merged with the larger British Steel plc to create the Corus Group steel company. The aluminium production assets were sold off during the Corus period. In 2007, Corus Group was purchased by India-based Tata Steel and was renamed Tata Steel Europe in 2010.
In 2021, the company was split into a British (Tata Steel UK) and a Dutch (Tata Steel Netherlands) branch, these fall directly under the Indian parent company Tata Steel and Tata Steel Europe ceased to exist.