Corus are about to have even worse interim news when their results come out next week which is highly likely to set their share capital back to 300m or around 12p a share.
There is signs that the dutch arm of the company is about to decline as has the British arm worsened in the last 6 months.

I see you are all wearing your seat belts!

Has it hit the deck yet or will it fly again one day?

Fly by Night

Red

It's time for Formally Hoogovers to get rid of former britisch steel and go further on their own.

a dutch shareholder who believes in hoogovens and knows former britisch steel is doomed to bankcrupcy simply because the Englisch don't know what it takes to make a profit.

Hope nobody got burn't with this one...

Has anyone noticed the relevance in the name of this company which probably sums it up - Co 'r' us.

Seems still some intrest in this company, looking at the trading. Could it be their British assets. Especially the land they own being sold off to cash rich developers?

It's probably that guy Heinz Schmelter snapping up a few tid-bits :-)

Oh sorry he's actually Russian & named as Alisher Usmanov! See below.

If he has added a few we should see a notice over the next day or so. Since his existing holding is already over the notifiable %age.

Fly by Night

Red

am afx news 31/8/03
LONDON (AFX) - Alisher Usmanov, the Russian metals entrepreneur, has amassed a 100 mln usd war chest in order to double his stake in the steel firm Corus PLC, the Independent on Sunday said citing a US Securities and Exchange Commission submission.

The businessman controls iron ore and steel production plants in the Ural mountains in Russia and is close to Lord Owen, the former foreign secretary. He has been steadily buying shares in Corus and now owns nearly 7 pct of the company, worth 66 mln stg, through a Cyprus-based vehicle, Gallagher Holdings, the paper said.

It noted that earlier this month Usmanov told the SEC that he has arranged a 100 mln usd credit line purely for the 'purchase of securities and derivative financial instruments issued by Corus'.

This one seems to have hit bottom again!

Managed to make a nice profit today as timing seems to be important with this share!(Forget Long-term - just buy for quick profit!)

Someone wanted a thread on Corus and I hope you all don't mind but thought this one would be a good one to continue - as it just goes to show how quickly thinks can change!

is it worth taking the share option, or will they crash when they hit the market i have been offered 10,000 and cant decide what to do i bought in at 6p on the way down in march and bailed out at 32p last week

People have been predicting that Corus was going to crash all year (hence the thread) - but you have seen it has never happened. Yes the share has gone down, but it has also gone up.

Corus has a poor reputation in the UK - just as well they no longer as big in the UK as before(which I suspect many don't realsie) - which may have a lot to do with why they are still going strong.

Not knowing the price you've been offered the option - its difficult to say - but ask yourself - do you think Corus has a future? If no - forget the option, but if yes - go for it!

sold my corus on friday. rebuying von 6th dec

A week ago. I read in Reuters news digest (a investment house prediction) that they will reach 50 just before the new shares hit the market then drop to 40p. I bought at 32p. Also Mr Bush said that import santions on EU steel will be lifted. Corus is still a well recognised competitor among its European counterparts so it can be a good catch if any decides to buy Corus. I know the last bit is just a conjecture. Risky. I m in for rapid profits then out

Buying & selling this share this year has given me the largest profit overall I have made on any share!