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- Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) operates as the largest fully integrated steel producer in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America, with annual crude steel capacity of 5.6 million tons and rolled product capacity of 5.1 million tons; it manufactures a broad range of flat steel products including slabs, heavy- and light-gauge hot-rolled coils and sheets, cold-rolled coils and sheets, galvanized products coated with zinc or zinc-based alloys, galvalume, pre-painted steel, tin mill products such as tin plate, tin free steel, low tin coated steel and black plate; long steel products; steel packaging solutions for food and chemical industries; and carbochemical products; alongside mining of iron ore, limestone and dolomite, cement production, logistics via railroads and ports, and energy generation from hydroelectric plants and thermoelectric facilities. The company, founded in 1941 and headquartered in São Paulo with its main plant in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro state, serves automotive, construction, packaging, home appliance, distribution and capital goods sectors primarily in Brazil and exports to over 70 countries across North America, Europe and Asia. CSN maintains subsidiaries including GalvaSud for galvanized auto parts, CSN Paraná for specialized steel products, and operates strategic assets like the Casa de Pedra iron ore mine, Itaguaí port terminals, MRS Logística railway stake, and hydroelectric dams at Igarapava and Ita. In late 2024, CSN signed a binding agreement to acquire a 70% stake in Estrela Comércio e Participações S.A., the holding of Tora Transportes Group, for approximately BRL 743 million to bolster its logistics capabilities and intermodal operations following a 35-year partnership; it pursues expansion of its cement segment through a BRL 5 billion investment plan for three new integrated plants in Aracaju, Paraná and Pará aiming to raise capacity by 47% to 25 million tons annually, alongside an exclusive agreement to potentially acquire InterCement Participações SA including stakes in Loma Negra (Argentina) and Cementos Del Plata (Uruguay); CSN also targets 60-65 million tons of iron ore production by 2030, revised its CAPEX to BRL 5-6 billion annually from 2025-2028, and reported record cement EBITDA amid 42 million tons of iron ore sales in 2024.