Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> August 16, 1999

Latin American Steel Outlook : Francisco Martins – Deutschebanc Alex. Brown

FRANCISCO MARTINS is a Director at DeutscheBanc Alex. Brown. Previously, he was associated with Merrill Lynch as a Steel Analyst. Mr. Martins received his MBA from Columbia University and his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from CUNY. Profile
TWST: May we start with an overview of the Latin American steel

industry? Which countries are major steel producers?

Mr. Martins: The major one is Brazil with about 30 million tons