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- Acerinox, S.A. (ACX.VI) manufactures, processes, and markets stainless steel products and high-performance alloys worldwide through its Stainless Steel and High-Performance Alloys segments; core offerings encompass flat products such as hot- and cold-rolled coils and sheets, strips, flat bars, discs, engraved coils and sheets, black coils, slabs, circles, billets, and plates, alongside long products including wire and hexagonal wire rods, peeled bars, hot- and cold-rolled reinforcement coils and bars, black bars, profiles, angles, steel profiles, stainless steel wires, color-coated and reinforcement wires, cold-drawn finish bars, centreless ground finish bars, hot-rolled reinforcement coils, hot-rolled flat bars, welding consumables, springs, general-purpose and prestressed profiles; stainless steel grades feature austenitic, ferritic, duplex, and martensitic varieties, plus wire stainless steels for welding materials; the High-Performance Alloys division via subsidiaries VDM Metals and Haynes International supplies specialized alloys for aerospace, industrial, and additive manufacturing applications. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, the company operates 15 factories across three continents, including integrated flat product plants at Acerinox Europa (Spain), North American Stainless (USA), and Columbus Stainless (South Africa), long product plants Roldan and Inoxfil (Spain), and 10 high-performance alloy centers in the USA and Germany, with sales in over 80 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania serving sectors like automotive, construction, appliances, and energy. Recent strategic developments include the 2024 acquisition of Haynes International for USD 799 million to bolster its US high-performance alloys platform with planned USD 200 million investments over four years for capacity expansion and synergies; divestiture of the unprofitable Bahru Stainless plant in Malaysia to Worldwide Stainless Sdn. Bhd. for USD 95 million in December 2024 amid Asian market oversupply; EUR 67 million investments in VDM Metals for a powder atomizer enhancing additive manufacturing sales by 15%; implementation of the 2024-2026 Beyond Excellence program targeting EUR 100 million EBITDA uplift through digital transformation and operational efficiencies, achieving EUR 41 million savings in 2024; new organizational model and IV Collective Bargaining Agreement at Acerinox Europa post-strike to prioritize high-value products; USD 244 million expansion at North American Stainless to boost flat product capacity by 20%; and launch of sustainable EcoACX stainless steel with over 50% CO2 reduction using 100% renewable energy and 90% recycled content, alongside an advanced 2030 Decarbonization Plan targeting 45.3% Scope 1 and 2 emissions cuts.