NATIONAL STEEL CO

NATIONAL STEEL CO is a highly integrated steelmaker with operations spanning raw material extraction, infrastructure, and steel product manufacturing. The company's integrated business model includes captive sources of raw materials, primarily iron ore, from mines strategically located within Brazil's "Iron Ore Quadrangle." This model also incorporates infrastructure such as railways and deep-water port facilities. NATIONAL STEEL CO maintains a strong presence in the Brazilian market for steel products, holding approximately 22.7% of the domestic flat steel market share in 2025. The company also has strategic international exposure for its steel products, with sales in the United States and Europe accounting for approximately 26.9% of total flat steel sales in 2025. Its subsidiary, SWT, is a long steel producer in Germany with an annual production capacity of approximately 1.1 million tons of steel profiles. In 2025, SWT contributed 69.4% of total long steel sales, representing 651 thousand tons. The company offers a diverse flat steel product mix, including hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanized, and other corrosion-resistant materials, as well as tin mill products. These products serve a wide range of customer needs across various steel-consuming industries. NATIONAL STEEL CO focuses on high-margin products such as tin-coated, pre-painted, Galvalume, and galvanized products. Its galvanized products provide material for exposed auto parts, utilizing hot-dip galvanized steel and laser-welded blanks. The CSN Paran branch provides additional capacity for high-quality galvanized, Galvalume, and pre-painted steel products for the construction and home appliance industries.