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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…
Brazil lashes back at EU's Protectionist Measure
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…
Steel and Aluminium Nov, 28, 2018 0

Brazil’s crude steel production rose 3.5% in October

According to the Brazilian Steel Institute, the country’s crude steel production rose 3.5% to 3.2m tons in October, year-on-year. Thus, this year Brazil produced a total of 29.2m tons of…
Steel and Aluminium Nov, 21, 2018 0

Brazil’s export prices for steel slab are down

Brazil’s export-oriented steel slab prices fell this week, in both the US and Europe. In the US market slab is down by US$5 per ton week on week to US$475…