MRS Logística S.A. (''Malha Regional Sudeste'', "Southeast Regional Network") is a

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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 -

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

of Rede Ferrovária Federal S/A),Institutional Presentation
. - MRS Logística S.A. in the populous states of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

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, and

History

The company started in 1996, following the

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of the state-owned Brazilian railway operator

RFFSA The Rede Ferroviária Federal, Sociedade Anônima (RFFSA, pronounced as ''Refesa'') () was the State-owned national railway company of Brazil created from ''Brazilian Federal Law #3.115'' on March 16, 1957, after several railroads were nationaliz ...

. 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 Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) is the largest fully integrated steel producer in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America in terms of crude steel production.

Usiminas Usiminas is one of the largest producers of steel in the Americas, with major steel mills 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 ...

, 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:

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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 A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...

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% *

Participações e Logística (UPL) - 11.1% *

- 10.9% *

Gerdau Gerdau is the largest producer of long steel in the Americas, with steel mills in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Currently, Gerdau has an installed capacity of 26 mill ...

- 1.3% *other shareholders - 6.5%

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MRS Logística
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History

Shareholder structure

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