MRS Logística S.A. (''Malha Regional Sudeste'', "Southeast Regional Network") is a freight rail company located in

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that operates of track. It is the concessionary company that operates the Southeastern Federal Railroad Network (formerly SR3 -

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and SR4 -

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of Rede Ferrovária Federal S/A),Institutional Presentation
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History

The company started in 1996, following the

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of the state-owned Brazilian railway operator RFFSA. After winning a 30 year concession in auction for R$ 888.9 million, MRS was allowed to operate and maintain the southeastern Brazilian rail network, effective September 1996. At the time, MRS's major shareholders were large

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and

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companies, including the Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, Usiminas, and

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. Its network combines the lines from Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro-Belo Horizonte, São Paulo-Santos and ''Ferrovia do Aço'' ("Railroad of Steel").History of the Railroad
. - MRS Logística S.A. These lines are in the richest and populous area of Brazil (54% of Brazil's GDP), and MRS has connections to three of the most important seaports of Brazil:

, Itaguaí and Santos. The company also has a connection to the privately owned iron ore terminal of Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas (now part of Vale) in Ilha de Guaíba on Angra dos Reis bay. The railway employs the world's most powerful cog locomotives on the line from Santos to São Paulo.

Shareholder structure

As of 2021, the control of the company is shared by: * Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas (a subsidiary of Vale): 32.9% * Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) - 18.6% *Congonhas Minérios (a subsidiary of CSN) - 18.6% * Usiminas Participações e Logística (UPL) - 11.1% *

- 10.9% * Gerdau - 1.3% *other shareholders - 6.5%

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MRS Logística
Logistics companies of Brazil Transport companies of Brazil Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (city) Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange) Railway companies of Brazil Railway companies established in 1996 Brazilian brands {{SouthAm-rail-transport-stub

History

Shareholder structure

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