SINOBRAS
SINOBRAS - Siderúrgica Norte Brasil S.A. was conceived under the strictest concepts
of sustainable productivity: meeting the needs of the present generation not compromising survival nor
quality of life of future ones.
Comprising an investment of US$ 300 million, the SINOBRAS Integrated Steel Mill
in Marabá/PA, is the first in the North and Northeast of Brazil. The company will produce 300,000 t/y
of steel for civil construction, wire rod, wire and wire products. Its geographic location considered
availability of raw material, market and economic-social development of the region.
The SINOBRAS Integrated Steel Mill has four units: Blast furnace for pig iron
production; Steel shop for the production of steel billets; Rolling facility, for the production of
rolled steel products (rods and wire rod); and Drawing, under implementation, for wire rod products
(wire, screens, etc).
| Investment |
US$ 300 million |
| Output |
300,000 t/y of steel |
| Jobs during implementation |
1,700 direct jobs |
| Jobs during operations |
1,050 direct jobs
10,500 indirect |
| Reforestation |
13 farms
25,000 ha
10,700 ha planted
3,300 ha being planted
400 direct jobs
16 million new trees
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Grupo Aço Cearense
Based on a track record filled with work and success, Grupo Aço Cearense, present
in the Brazilian market for 29 years, decided upon the implementation of the first integrated steel mill
for the production of long steel products in the North and Northeast of Brazil: Siderúrgica Norte Brasil
S.A. - SINOBRAS, in Marabá, Pará.
The group has two manufacturing plants, located in the city of Caucaia (CE), four
warehouse/outlets in Fortaleza (CE) and a portfolio of 20,000 active clients/month, doing business in
19 countries including Argentina, the US, South Africa and Germany.
The group, which is a reference in Brazil's metallurgic sector for its operational
efficiency in the production of steel pipes, shapes, plates, slitters and flat steel formed products in
general, is the country's largest steel importer, the largest private importer in the state of Ceará, the
second largest handler of cargo in the Port of Pecém (CE), second only to Petrobras Distribuidora, and
one of the largest taxpayers (ICMS and federal taxes) in the state of Ceará.
| 2007 Revenues |
R$ 1.1 billion |
| 2007 steel output |
410,000 t |
|
| Jobs |
1,600 direct jobs
3,200 indirect jobs |
| Exportation |
19 countries |
