34 named firms across 5 scrap hubs — Belo Horizonte, Pindamonhangaba, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Brazil is South America's steel powerhouse. Gerdau, headquartered in Porto Alegre, is one of the world's largest recyclers of ferrous scrap through its network of mini-mills, operating alongside the integrated producers CSN, Usiminas, and ArcelorMittal Brasil.
The country is also a global reference in aluminium recycling — Brazil's used-beverage-can recycling rates are among the highest anywhere, with Novelis operating one of the world's largest can recycling plants at Pindamonhangaba. Copper refining is led by Paranapanema in Bahia, and stainless by Aperam South America in Minas Gerais. Major producers are listed on the B3 exchange in São Paulo.
The exchanges and price services the trade in Brazil quotes against. Scrap is priced as a discount to these.
A firm that handles several metals appears under each.
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Long steel producer and major scrap recycler, B3-listed | |
| CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) | São Paulo, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Integrated steel producer, B3-listed | |
| Usiminas | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Flat steel producer, B3-listed | |
| ArcelorMittal Brasil | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Long and flat steel producer | |
| Aço Verde do Brasil | Açailândia, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Charcoal-based green steel producer | |
| Sinobras | Marabá, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Long steel producer, Aço Cearense group | |
| Villares Metals | Sumaré, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Specialty steel producer | |
| ArcelorMittal Pecém (ex-CSP) | São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Slab producer | |
| Tupy | Joinville, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Major iron foundry group, B3-listed | |
| Belgo Bekaert Arames | Contagem, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Steel wire producer | |
| Vallourec Brasil | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Seamless tube producer with EAF | |
| Silat (Siderúrgica Latino-Americana) | Caucaia, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Long steel producer | |
| Gerdau Açominas (Corporate Ouro Branco/BH) | Nova Lima, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Long steelmaker HQ & scrap management | |
| Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil | Barreiro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Seamless pipe EAF steelworks & scrap consumer | |
| Gerdau Pindamonhangaba | Estrada Velha Rio-São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba, Brazil | Steel & Iron — EAF specialty steel bar mill & scrap recycler | |
| Gerdau Riograndense | Sapucaia do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Electric arc furnace (EAF) wire rod & rebar mill | |
| Ternium Brasil | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Steel & Iron — Integrated blast furnace/BOF slab steelworks & scrap consumer | |
| Gerdau Açominas (Barão de Cocais / Ouro Branco) | Belo Horizonte metro, Brazil | Steel & Iron — EAF/BOF steel mill, heavy scrap consumer | |
| Gerdau S.A. (Usina Pindamonhangaba) | Pindamonhangaba, Rodovia Presidente Dutra, Brazil | Steel & Iron — electric arc furnace steel mill, heavy scrap consumer | |
| Gerdau Aços Longos S.A. (Usina Riograndense) | Sapucaia do Sul / Porto Alegre, Brazil | Steel & Iron — historic foundation EAF mill of Gerdau, scrap consumer | |
| Ternium Brasil (Usina Santa Cruz) | Rio de Janeiro, Santa Cruz, Brazil | Steel & Iron — giant coastal blast furnace/BOF steel complex, scrap consumer | |
| Gerdau Aços Longos (Usina Cosigua) | Rio de Janeiro, Santa Cruz, Brazil | Steel & Iron — major electric arc furnace wire rod and rebar mill, giant scrap consumer | |
| ArcelorMittal Brasil | São Paulo, Vila Olímpia (HQ), Brazil | Steel & Iron — corporate headquarters, scrap purchasing and trading |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paranapanema | Dias d’Ávila, Brazil | Copper — Copper smelter and refiner (in judicial reorganisation) | |
| Termomecanica | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | Copper — Copper and alloy products | |
| Eluma | Santo André, Brazil | Brass, Copper — Copper and brass semis, Paranapanema group |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBA (Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio) | Alumínio (SP), Brazil | Aluminium — Aluminium producer and recycler, B3-listed | |
| Novelis do Brasil | Pindamonhangaba, Brazil | Aluminium — Aluminium rolling and can recycling | |
| Latasa Reciclagem | São Paulo, Brazil | Aluminium — Aluminium can (UBC) recycler | |
| Latasa Reciclagem (Grupo ReciclaBR) | Vila Maria, São Paulo, Brazil | Aluminium — Aluminium can recycling & secondary alloy smelter | |
| Novelis do Brasil Ltda. | Pindamonhangaba, Estrada Municipal do Una, Brazil | Aluminium — world’s largest aluminium beverage can recycling plant, rolling mill, giant aluminium scrap consumer | |
| Latasa Reciclagem (Novelis Group) | Pindamonhangaba, Brazil | Aluminium — UBC can processing and delacquering center |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nexa Resources | Juiz de Fora / Três Marias, Brazil | Zinc — Major zinc smelter, NYSE-listed |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aperam South America | Timóteo, Brazil | Stainless Steel — Stainless and specialty steel producer |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eluma | Santo André, Brazil | Brass, Copper — Copper and brass semis, Paranapanema group |
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