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Alacero – Santiago, Chile, March 04th, 2014. On February 19th in Brussels, Belgium, it took place the final phase of 8th Virtual Steelmaking Challenge organized by worldsteel, the association that represents steel companies worldwide. Students Enzio Agustín Casalini and Francisco Brañas, from Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina) won the contest, exceeding their opponents by a wide margin. …
Alacero-Santiago, Chile. August 22th, 2013. In a press release issued this week, Instituto Aço Brasil revised its outlook for 2013, because of the weak growth of the local demand. Crude steel production is expected to reach 34.5 million tons, a figure similar to 2012. Brazilian steel exports, meanwhile, would reach 8.5 million tons, down 13% versus 2012. Steel …
Santiago, Chile, April 11th, 2013. Alacero-Latin American Steel Association- welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production. The standard is based on the CO2 data collection methodology that has been promoted by worldsteel (the association that represents steel producers globally) and …
Santiago of Chile, March 07, 2013. This week Alacero –Latin American Steel Association- published the 7th Edition of the Yearbook China-Latin America Foreign Trade. The document reveals that steel products exports from China to the world increased 16% in 2012, while flow to Latin America grew more steadily: 27%. During 2012, Latin America received 4.6 …
Santiago, Chile, February 19th, 2013. Apparent steel use in Latin America and the Caribbean reached a volume of 64.6 million tons during 2012, 3% more than in 2011. Growth of regional consumption was mainly driven by Chile (+22%) and Peru (+18%). Production of finished steel increased 2% compared to 2011 and extended to 56.4 million …