Market sector focus improves sales performance
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| • | Consolidated sales reached 7.4 million metric tons, showing a growth of 2.5% over 2000 figures. |
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| • | Brazilian sales to the domestic and export markets totaled 4.7 million metric tons, representing 64% of total sales and a growth of 2.7%. |
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| • | Sales within Brazil showed a 3.1% increase, totaling 3.6 million metric tons. This volume was leveraged by investments in infrastructure - especially in telecommunications and in the generation and transmission of energy - and by demands for low-income housing and from the manufacturing industry. The full consolidation of Açominas as of November was also a factor in this growth. |
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| • | Exports from Brazil totaled 1.1 million metric tons, representing a growth of 1.5% over the previous year, and generating US$ 200 million in sales revenue. |
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| • | The units in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay totaled sales of 376,000 metric tons, showing a growth of 7.1%, driven by the 17% increase in demand in the Chilean market. |
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| • | Sales in North America grew 1.3%, totaling 2.3 million metric tons, in spite of the reduced demand after September 11. |
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| • | AmeriSteel in the United States retained the same sales level as in 2000, while the Canadian units showed an 8.5% growth. |
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| • | North American customer service reached a new standard of integration between the five AmeriSteel mills and Courtice Steel in Canada, allowing the group to offer one of the most complete lines of long steel products in the region. |
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