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Steel and Aluminium Dec, 05, 2019 0

Steel: Exports should be 6.7% lower than in 2018

The national steel industry should end the year with a 6.7% drop in export volume (13m tons) and a 2.1% increase in imports (2.5m tons). The estimate was presented today…

Acordo Brasil-EUA - Brasil-USA Trade Deal

Steel and Aluminium Dec, 02, 2019 0

Trump wants to resume steel and aluminum tariffs from Brazil and Argentina

US President Donald Trump said on Monday (12/02) he would immediately resume US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina. “Brazil and Argentina have promoted a strong…

Other Logistics Jun, 11, 2019 0

MRS Logística and Novelis form partnership to transport containers in São Paulo

MRS Logística and Novelis América do Sul have signed a five-year contract to transport containers by rail with the volume guaranteed. Expectations are that commodities to be transported will mainly…

Economy Apr, 15, 2019 0

Brazil’s steel industry faces crisis due to Vale’s cuts

Vale SA’s decision to stop production at ten of its sites in Minas Gerais has impacted Brazil’s steel production output. Iron ore pellet deliveries to Brazilian steelmakers are severely affected,…

Steel and Aluminium Feb, 21, 2019 0

CSN profits up 370% in Q4 2018

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) have announced fourth-quarter net profits of R$1.77bn for 2018, up 370% compared to the same period in 2017. Total net profits for the year leaped from…

Brazil lashes back at EU's Protectionist Measure

Economy Feb, 19, 2019 0

EU-Brazil trade war kicks off

Brazil has requested compensation from the European Union (EU) over import tariffs imposed on steel earlier this month according to a government statement. The government has also notified the World…

Economy Feb, 13, 2019 0

Brazil prepares to retaliate against EU’s protectionist measures on steel

How is Brazil preparing to tackle the EU’s protectionist measures? South American giant, Brazil, is exploring ways to impose new anti-dumping duties to offset deficits caused by the EU’s safeguard…

Ports and Terminals Feb, 08, 2019 0

Usiminas plans a major infrastructural revamp in Cubatão

Usiminas, one of the largest steel producers in the Americas, has presented plans to the mayor of Cubatão to develop a port complex in the area where the company currently…

Steel and Aluminium Dec, 27, 2018 0

Salvador Port receives its first-ever steel coils shipment via cabotage

The Port of Salvador has received its first ever cabotage shipment of steel coils, weighing a total of 1,600 tons. The cargo was loaded in the port of São Francisco…

Economy Dec, 03, 2018 0

Brazil’s steel industry expects upturn as Bolsonaro takes over

Brazil’s steel industry is optimistic of an upturn in investments in the second semester of next year, following president-elect Bolsonaro’s intention to eradicate institutionalized corruption as he vowed to do…