Usiminas

Usiminas is a Brazilian company with headquarters in Belo Horizonte.

Usiminas has worked in the steel industry. The company is one of the largest steel producers in South America.

The main site of the company is Ipatinga, 217 kilometers east of Belo Horizonte. Usiminas where it operates a research laboratory and has filed 1992-2008 the second most patents in Brazil.

In September 2009, the Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA ( Usiminas ) awarded to the International Technology Group Andritz a contract to supply a continuous pickling line with acid regeneration for hot-rolled carbon steel for the work Cubatão. In addition, Andritz to Unigal, a joint venture company is owned by Usiminas ( 70%) and Nippon Steel (30 %), provide a recoiling and inspection line for hot-dip galvanized carbon steel strips for the plant in Ipatinga.

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