British Steel was a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. It merged with the Dutch steel producer Koninklijke Hoogovens and they are now known as Corus.

Corus Group website: http://www.corusgroup.com/

British Steel is also the name of a heavy metal album by Judas Priest, released in April 1980 (see 1980 in music).