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Brazilian steel market forecasts prices to increase in May: survey
Brazilian steel market participants expect steel prices to rise 8.36 points to 65.62 points in May, according to the Platts Monthly Market Sentiment Survey from S&P Global Energy. The forecast is the highest for finished steel prices since August 2024, according to Platts data. Similarly, the index for steel inventory levels in May rose to 54.16 points from 49.57 points in April.
COMMODITIES 2026: Brazilian merchant export pig iron suppliers seek to maintain diversification, strengthen CBAM
This is part of the COMMODITIES 2026 series, where our reporters bring to you key themes that will drive commodities markets in 2026. Following intense negotiations between Brazil and the US over export merchant pig iron prices for 2025, the final months of the year brought to the Brazilian market the long-awaited prospect of reducing its dependence on US purchases of the raw material in 2026.
COMMODITIES 2026: Brazil's rebar sector braces for tight margins as domestic competition, imports intensify
This is part of the COMMODITIES 2026 series, where our reporters bring to you key themes that will drive commodities markets in 2026. Participants in Brazil's domestic rebar sector anticipate that 2026 will bring tight financial margins and a likely continuation of the intense market share competition among steelmakers that characterized this year.
INTERVIEW: Strong Brazil construction market, key for rebar sales, to continue: CBIC president
Brazilian construction demand, which accounts for 40% of rebar sales in the country, is expected to remain strong in 2026, particularly for low-income housing projects, according to Renato Correia, president of the Brazilian Construction Industry Chamber, or CBIC. "The housing outlook for next year, analyzing funding as an impetus, will be of the same size as this year, and, in infrastructure, it is also at least the same," Correia told Platts in an interview.
INTERVIEW: Brazil's aluminum can industry targets 5% growth for 2024, says Abralatas
The first half of the year has been a cause for celebration among aluminum can manufacturers in Brazil, as the extended hot season and favorable macroeconomic conditions have driven beverage consumption and can sales. This trend is anticipated to lead sales to a 5% growth by year-end, according to Cátilo Cândido, president of the Brazilian Association of Aluminum Can Manufacturers (Abralatas). Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
Insight conversation: Alejandro Wagner, Alacero
Make Decisions With Conviction For full access to real-time updates, breaking news, analysis, pricing and data visualization subscribe today. Electric Power | Energy Transition | Metals Insight Blog Latin America's steel industry produced approximately 58 million mt of crude steel in 2023, representing only 3% of global steel production.
Market Movers Americas, March 25-29: Chemicals industry gathers for AFPM, gasoline prices on the rise
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Brazilian government increases import tariffs on rebar and tubes, flat steel off the list
The Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services announced on Feb. 8 a modification of import tariffs for five groups of products in the steel sector, including rebar and tubes, that had a 10% increase from the current tariff of 10.8%. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
Market Movers Americas, Aug. 28-Sept. 1: Cooler weather, high inventories spell bearishness in US power, container freight
Make Decisions With Conviction For full access to real-time updates, breaking news, analysis, pricing and data visualization subscribe today. Electric Power | Energy Transition | Metals | Shipping In this week’s Market Movers Americas, presented by Mayara Baggio: • Strong inventories portend weak Q4 in container markets • Steel market watchful of potential US Steel sale • Texas heat wave to break Aug.
Brazilian scrap dealers struggle to diversify their sales through exports
Highlights Dealers face long-term planning difficulties Lack of containers, increasing logistics costs are concerns Slow pace of domestic market, volatile forex challenge sector The importance of diversifying sales has recently become clear in the Brazilian scrap market, amid the fluctuations in local demand and international prices along with the impact of inflation on recyclers' fixed costs. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
BBI estima preço-alvo de R$ 20 para ação da Ambev
No início de sua cobertura da Ambev, o BB Investimentos considerou o desempenho da fabricante de bebidas “em linha com a média do mercado” e estimou preço-alvo de R$ 20 para os papéis da companhia, em relatório enviado hoje aos seus clientes. Além disso, o banco de investimentos do Banco do Brasil destaca que o aumento na renda média global e da população têm sido os principais motores de crescimento de longo prazo para as indústrias de cerveja e refrigerantes em todo o mundo.
Já sabe o que fazer com a restituição do IR? Veja dicas
No próximo dia 15, a Receita Federal pagará o segundo lote de restituições do Imposto de Renda Pessoa Física de 2016, cifra de aproximadamente R$ 2,5 bilhões e que deverá beneficiar 1.490.266 contribuintes. Diante dessa oportunidade de entrada de novos recursos para tanta gente, a Órama Investimentos indicou dez aplicações que podem ajudar o investidor a reforçar o hábito de poupar.
Cinco apps para te ajudar no controle do orçamento
Por mais que muita gente saiba que é importante poupar, a tarefa de acompanhar de perto os gastos diários para tentar adequá-los ao orçamento acaba sempre ficando para depois e, também com ela, o controle da vida financeira. “As pessoas que estão com as contas desequilibradas e dão início ao processo de planejamento demoram de seis meses a dois anos para trazê-las de volta para o controle”, explica a consultora de investimentos da Órama, Sandra Blanco.
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