Usiminas is one of the largest producers of

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in the

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, with major

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s in Brazil with a total capacity of 9.5 million metric tons of steel per year. The company accounts for 28% of total steel output in Brazil. Usiminas has an installed capacity of producing 9.5 million tons of crude steel. The company also operates in the logistics sector through a stake in logistic company

MRS Logística MRS Logística S.A. (''Malha Regional Sudeste'', "Southeast Regional Network") is a freight rail company located in Brazil that operates of track. It is the concessionary company that operates the Southeastern Federal Railroad Network (formerly ...

. The Usiminas industrial complex is the largest

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complex in Latin America and one of the top 20 in the whole world. The company was one of the largest shareholders in the Argentine company

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, accounting for 14.2% of total capital.

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