Private company
Aperam South America
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Brazilian steel company founded in 19441
Aperam South America, old Acesita and ArcelorMittal Timóteo, is the biggest Brazilian manufacturer of specialty steels. Headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, the company is a supplier of stainless, silicon and special carbon steels. Aperam South America's steel market share in Brazil is estimated to be 90%, and it is the only stainless steel maker in Latin America.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryiron and steel industry1
- HeadquartersBelo Horizonte1
- Websitewww.aperam.com/brazil/ing/home
- Legal formjoint-stock company1
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Aperam South America, old Acesita and ArcelorMittal Timóteo, is the biggest Brazilian manufacturer of specialty steels. Headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, the company is a supplier of stainless, silicon and special carbon steels. Aperam South America's steel market share in Brazil is estimated to be 90%, and it is the only stainless steel maker in Latin America. The company's main plant, at Timóteo in Minas Gerais, has an installed production capacity is 900,000 tons of steel per year. The company also mines iron ore.2
Timeline
- 1944Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.aperam.com/brazil/ing/home1
- WikipediaAperam South America
- WikidataQ138799
Sources
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- 1WikidataAperam South America on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAperam South America on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsAperam South America photo by HVL, CC BY 3.0