Ternium Expects Brazil Steel Market To Grow In 2012 -CEO
28 Novembre 2011 - 5:32PM
Dow Jones News
Latin American steelmaker Ternium SA (TX) focused on growth
opportunities in taking a 28% stake in Brazil flat steel producer
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S/A (USNZY, USIM5.BR), or
Usiminas, Ternium Chief Executive Daniel Novegil said during a
conference call Monday.
"Brazil is the largest market in the region, and we expect it to
grow in the coming year," Novegil said.
Ternium expanded its presence in Brazil in the Usiminas deal,
entering the steelmaker's controlling shareholders group with a
27.66% stake. Ternium joins Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. (NISTY,
5401.TO), which holds 29.45% of the Minas Gerais steelmaker's
ordinary shares.
In light of the Usiminas stake, Ternium is reviewing its plans
to build a steel slabs plant at the Acu port under construction by
Brazilian logistics firm LLX Logistica S/A (LLXL3.BR), part of
billionaire Eike Batista's industrial empire.
"We are reassessing the Acu facility," Novegil said, adding that
the focus is on possible changes to the size and production volume
at the plant. By purchasing the stake in Usiminas, Ternium now has
greater access to steel slab production than previously, Novegil
added.
Ternium is also not considering a possible merger with Usiminas,
a move that had been raised by analysts, Novegil said.
"No, we're really not considering any movement such as
[combining the companies]," Novegil said.
-By Jeff Fick, Dow Jones Newswires; 55-21-2586-6085;
jeff.fick@dowjones.com
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