Christiano Freire

President
Inda

After two consecutive years of strong sales, Brazilian steel distributors are expecting much lower volumes in early 2009 due to plummeting demand triggered by the global financial crisis. This week, BNamericas interviewed Christiano Freire, president of the Brazilian steel distributors association Inda. Freire, at the helm of the organization since January 2007, said he expects considerably lower sales in the first quarter of next year. However, he also expects the sector to rebound in the s

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Luis Fernando Mariano Monteiro

Sustainability and strategic planning director
Grupo Cosipar

November 07, 2008

Founded in 1986 by then government-owned Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and purchased by the Costa Monteiro family in 1994, Grupo Cosipar is one of several pig iron producers affected by the global economic financial crisis. As an exporter of 1... more

Paulino Cícero de Vasconcellos

President
Sindifer MG

October 30, 2008

Brazil's pig iron producers are among the hardest hit by the global financial crisis, many being left virtually without any customers as demand from the US, Europe and other major markets has fallen sharply. But in recent years the sector has enjoyed a r... more

• October 24, 2008

  Dr Michael Schmidt, Carmen Tardito

  Professor and vice chairman, microbiology and immunology, professor of stomatology, director, office of special programs; strategy director at Codelco's marketing department

  Codelco

• October 17, 2008

  Archak Bedrossian

  President

  Aram Mutual Fund

• October 10, 2008

  José Arévalo Jr

  President

  Inesfa

• October 03, 2008

  Gayle Berry

  Commodities analyst

  Barclays Capital

• September 12, 2008

  Guillermo Moreno

  General secretary

  Ilafa

• September 05, 2008

  Luis Carlos Loureiro Filho

  President

  Abal

• August 29, 2008

  Omar Martínez

  President

  Aces

• August 22, 2008

  Juan José Ponce

  Analyst

  LarraínVial

• August 14, 2008

  Devanir Brichesi

  President

  Abifa