List of Steel Companies in Brazil

Last updated 7 November 2026

There are 1,095 steel companies in Brazil, one in every 26,348 Brazilian companies. One in five steel firms is based in Sao Paulo, Siete Lagunas, Belo Horizonte, Guarulhos and Divinópolis. Below you find the largest steel firms in Brazil, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Brazilian company database or through the CNPJ API.

1,095 companies indexed · Data counted on 7 November 2026

Companies1,0951 in26,348 Brazilian companiesCities387Largest citySao Paulo 87Sole traders1%Employees10-19 (45%)Revenue$1M-$5M (62%)Email15%Phone62%Website32%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Usinas Siderurgicas De Minas Gerais S/A. Usiminas	Brazil	Belo Horizonte	Av. Do Contorno 6594	Minas Gerais	30110-044	*****.com	1966	$4,169,851,367	13,928	Corporation	86	60894730000105
2	Ternium Brasil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Av. Joao Xxiii S/n	Rio de Janeiro	23560-352	*****.br	2004	$3,692,583,888	8,000	Partnership of unknown type	2	07005330000119
3	Companhia Siderurgica Nacional	Brazil	Sao Paulo	Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3400	São Paulo	04538-132	*****.br	1966	$3,099,462,790	29,388	Corporation	199	33042730000104
4	Arcelormittal Pecem S/A	Brazil	São Gonçalo Do Amarante	Rod. Rod Ce 155 S/n	Ceará	62674-000	N/A	2008	$2,158,406,475	2,493	Corporation	N/A	09509535000167
5	Aperam Inox America Do Sul S.A.	Brazil	Belo Horizonte	Av. Carandai 1115	Minas Gerais	30130-915	*****.com	1971	$1,197,481,076	2,617	Corporation	76	33390170000189
6	Anglo American Niquel Brasil	Brazil	Belo Horizonte	Rua Maria Luiza Santiago 200	Minas Gerais	30360-740	*****.br	2005	$772,630,557	1,320	Partnership of unknown type	17	42184226001969
7	CIA De Ferro Ligas Da Bahia Ferbasa	Brazil	Pojuca	Estr. Santiago S/n	Bahia	48120-000	N/A	1961	$415,838,813	3,189	Corporation	67	15141799000103
8	Rima Industrial S/A	Brazil	Bocaiúva	Dt. Indl de Bocaiuva Sn	Minas Gerais	39390-000	N/A	1975	$374,504,055	4,202	Corporation	29	18279158000108
9	Aco Verde Do Brasil S/A	Brazil	Açailândia	Rod. Br 222 Km 14,5, Gleba Itinga Lote 71 S/n	Maranhão	65930-000	*****.br	1985	$296,992,795	376	Corporation	21	07636657000199
10	Viena Siderurgica S/A	Brazil	Açailândia	Faz. Medalha Sn	Maranhão	65930-000	N/A	1984	$190,410,664	574	Corporation	27	07609993000142
11	Metalsider	Brazil	Betim	Av. Amazonas 2481	Minas Gerais	32602-335	*****.br	1982	$187,279,547	2,500	Partnership of unknown type	21	17635277000193
12	Ligas De Aluminio SA Liasa	Brazil	Pirapora	Av. Doutor Jose Patrus de Sousa 1000	Minas Gerais	39274-012	*****.br	1968	$169,708,083	415	Corporation	34	17221771000101
13	Maringa Ferro-Liga SA	Brazil	Sao Paulo	Rua Joaquim Floriano 466	São Paulo	04534-002	*****.br	1946	$167,443,405	304	Corporation	36	61082988000170
14	Minasligas S/A	Brazil	Pirapora	Av. Kenzo Miyawaki 1120	Minas Gerais	39274-000	*****.br	1975	$149,397,460	1,331	Corporation	30	16933590000145
15	Waelzholz Brasmetal Laminacao	Brazil	Diadema	Rua Goias 501	São Paulo	09941-690	*****.com	2010	$141,808,366	2,257	Partnership of unknown type	2	12763658000134
16	Ferronorte Industrial	Brazil	Teresina	V. Estrutural Arterial Sn	Piauí	64038-100	N/A	1999	$124,990,933	487	Partnership of unknown type	3	03119889000119
17	Ciafal - Comercio E Industria De Artefatos De Ferro E Aco SA Em Recuperacao Judicial	Brazil	Divinópolis	Rua Wilson Santos 653	Minas Gerais	35502-286	*****.br	1962	$105,439,409	321	Corporation	3	20146676000367
18	Gelf Siderurgia S/A	Brazil	Siete Lagunas	Rod. Br 040 S/n	Minas Gerais	35701-482	*****.br	1984	$100,275,761	451	Corporation	9	20388757000101
19	Cipalam Industria E Comercio De Laminados	Brazil	Ipatinga	Av. Brasil 845	Minas Gerais	35162-036	*****.br	2004	$85,165,226	400	Partnership of unknown type	12	06943259000152
20	Tetraferro	Brazil	Sao Paulo	Rua Alto Paraguai 593	São Paulo	02238-240	*****.br	1970	$80,603,174	77	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	62886049000140
21	Siderurgica Alterosa SA	Brazil	Pará de Minas	Rua Pequi 189	Minas Gerais	35660-308	*****.br	1959	$77,705,309	441	Corporation	4	23117229000106
22	Vetorial Siderurgia S/A	Brazil	Campo Grande	Rua Alberto Neder 328	Mato Grosso Do Sul	79002-160	*****.br	2009	$74,452,176	503	Corporation	18	03543379000174
23	Rotavi Industrial	Brazil	Várzea Da Palma	Rua Salvador Roberto 1963	Minas Gerais	39260-000	*****.br	1999	$69,952,318	600	Partnership of unknown type	45	59591974000300
24	Amr Industria E Comercio De Produtos Siderurgicos SA	Brazil	Sao Paulo	Rua Matias de Albuquerque 179	São Paulo	04210-030	*****.com	2004	$68,611,447	80	Partnership of unknown type	4	07020252000121
25	Margusa - Maranhao Gusa	Brazil	Bacabeira	Rod. Br 135 S/n	Maranhão	65103-000	N/A	1985	$52,431,628	221	Partnership of unknown type	7	10255321000190

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Steel firms in Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo has 87 steel companies and steel firms, <0.1% of all 2,701,431 Sao Paulo companies and 15% below the national share. One in six Sao Paulo firms have fewer than five people; 13 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 28 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 13 · 18%
5-9: 8 · 11%
10-19: 26 · 36%
20-49: 13 · 18%
50+: 13 · 18%

Legal form

Sole traders: 2 · 2%
Partnerships: 57 · 66%
Ltda and S.A.: 3 · 3%
Other or none: 25 · 29%

Of the Brazilian total: 7.9%
Of all Sao Paulo companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of Brazil's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 28 · 32%
1990 or later: 59 · 68%
Of Brazil's pre-1990 firms: 17.5%

Reachable

Email: 20 · 23%
Phone: 66 · 76%
Website: 46 · 53%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 0 · 0%
$100K-$500K: 8 · 13%
$500K-$1M: 5 · 8%
$1M and more: 49 · 79%

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How many steel companies are there in Brazil?

Steel companies and steel firms in Brazil

1,095

7 November 2026

There are 1,095 steel companies and steel firms in Brazil in our data (7 November 2026). That is one in every 26,348 Brazilian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (10 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 557 51%
Head offices: 181
Branch offices: 357

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 2410. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 2410.

64 of the 1,095 are Ltda and S.A. (6%); 16 are sole traders. They come from Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ) and our Brazilian register data, through the CNPJ API.

Where in Brazil?

Sao Paulo has the most steel companies in Brazil (87), ahead of Siete Lagunas (41), Belo Horizonte (34), Guarulhos (26) and Divinópolis (22). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

387 Brazilian cities have at least one steel firm; 18 have ten or more; 211 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Largest steel firms in Brazil

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Sao Paulo. Click a name for the record.

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional is the largest steel firm in Brazil by headcount. 132 firms employ 50 people or more; 76 employ 100 or more.

1Volta Redonda13,279 staff
2Rio de Janeiro8,000 staff
3Ipatinga6,403 staff
4Serra5,177 staff
5Bocaiúva4,202 staff
6Sao Goncalo3,330 staff
7Timóteo2,741 staff
8São Gonçalo Do Amarante2,493 staff
9Barro Alto935 staff
10Itapeva476 staff

By employee size · 819 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	124	15%
5-9	88	11%
10-19	369	45%
20-49	106	13%
50-99	56	7%
100-199	38	5%
200-499	24	3%
500-999	4	0.5%
1,000+	10	1%

15% have 1 to 4 people; 106 have 20 to 49; 132 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2	0.3%
$100K-$500K	70	9%
$500K-$1M	60	8%
$1M-$5M	455	62%
$5M-$10M	39	5%
$10M-$50M	87	12%
$50M-$100M	7	0.9%
$100M-$500M	12	2%
$500M+	6	0.8%

62% between $1 million and $5 million; 455 between $1M and $5M; 151 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Brazil

Of the 819 Brazilian steel firms with a known headcount, 124 (15%) have one to four people, 88 have five to nine, 475 have ten to 49 and 132 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $1 million and $5 million a year (455, 62%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Brazilian companies

Micro under 10212 26%
Small 10 to 49475 58%
Medium 50 to 249118 14%
Large 250+14 2%

Grey line: the share among all Brazilian companies (91% have under ten staff).

151

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 112 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

The oldest firms in Brazil

Our data holds 0 Brazilian steel firms from before 1900, 5 from before 1950 and 160 from before 1990.

1943
1. Sao Paulo
1944
1. Timóteo
1944
1. Sao Paulo
1946
1. Itapeva
1946
1. Sao Paulo

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160

Brazilian steel firms date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Steel firms are easier to reach than the average Brazilian company: 62% list a phone number and 32% a website.

Email167 15%
Phone684 62%
Website347 32%

Grey line: all Brazilian companies (email 5%, phone 27%, website 9%).

The full list with these fields is in our Brazilian company database.

Sole traders or Ltda: how they are organised

One in sixty-eight Brazilian steel firms work as sole traders, against 63% of all Brazilian companies. Only one firm in seventeen is a Ltda or S.A..

Sole traders (MEI and empresários individuais)161%
Partnerships65660%
Ltda and S.A.646%
No form on record or other35933%

Single-site: 51%
Head offices: 181
Branches: 357

All Brazilian companies: 63% sole traders, 28% partnerships, 0.2% Ltda and S.A..

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 1,729 manufacturing companies for every steel firm in Brazil.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Manufacturing Companies	1,893,721	8%	33%
Construction Companies	233,470	12%	19%
Engineering Companies	171,091	17%	93%
Mining Companies	32,457	5%	23%
Project Developers	16,263	12%	96%
Steel Companies	1,095	32%	11%

In other countries

Only South Africa, the USA and Germany have more steel firms than Brazil.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
South Africa	9,270	1.2
The USA	5,592	0.1
Germany	1,211	0.2
Brazil	1,095	0.0
The UK	1,055	0.1

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Frequently asked questions

How many steel companies are there in Brazil?

There are 1,095 steel companies and steel firms in Brazil in our data, counted on 7 November 2026. That is one in every 26,348 Brazilian companies.

Which is the largest steel firm in Brazil?

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional in Volta Redonda, with 13,279 staff. By revenue Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S/A. Usiminas in Belo Horizonte leads with $4.2 billion a year.

Which Brazilian city has the most steel companies?

Sao Paulo, with 87, ahead of Siete Lagunas (41), Belo Horizonte (34), Guarulhos (26) and Divinópolis (22).

How many steel firms are there in Sao Paulo?

87, which is <0.1% of all 2,701,431 Sao Paulo companies and 15% below the national share.

How big is a typical steel firm?

15% of the 819 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 132 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $1 million and $5 million a year.

Are Brazilian steel companies sole traders or companies?

One in sixty-eight (16) are sole traders, 60% are partnerships and 6% (64) are Ltda and S.A..

How many steel firms started in 2026?

10 were entered in the Brazilian register so far in 2026, after 41 in 2025. 0 of them are Ltda and S.A..

What is the oldest steel firm in Brazil?

Metalurgica New Zar in Sao Paulo, 1943, followed by Aperam Inox America do Sul S.A. in Timóteo (1944) and Aperam Inox America do Sul S.A. in Sao Paulo (1944). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers steel companies?

Brazilian steel companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 2410. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 2410.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 1,095 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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