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Brazilian Fastener Exports and Imports in Q1 2022
Fasteners
First Quarter 2021
First Quarter 2022

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US$ 66.31 million

US$ 457.18 million

35,744.99 tons

98,650.51 tons

US$ 89.05 million

US$ 513.00 million

19,929.54 tons

101,556.3 tons

The only time in which Brazil imported more than US$ 1 billion was in 2013
year: US$ 1.048 billion, 191 thousand of tons fasteners in total. Last year there wasexpectation to surpass the import value of 2013. However, 2021 was over with just
US$ 939.9 million. That result was the better one since 2014 (US$ 962 million/162
thousand tons), establishing a result in volumes with 205 thousand tons.
In the first quarter of 2022, data from the Brazil Economic Ministry has showed
US$ 513 million import value, over US$ 457.18 million in 2021 by a little more than
101,556 tons, against the 98,650 tons in 2021.
On the other hand, Brazil is not a big fastener exporter, having 2019 as its betteryear with US$ 194 million in value, but just 29.6 thousand tons. However, in 2021
Brazil achieved US$ 153 million in value, and a record in volume at 58.6 thousandtons.

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From January to June, 2022, the fastener export value was US$ 89.05 million,against US$ 66.31 million in 2021, and 19.929 thousand tons compared with 35.744
thousand tons in 2021.

Compiled by Fastener World

Source: www.mdic.gov.br

Primat Group Acquires Prosdac
The electroplating company Primat Spa (Lecce, Italy) was founded in 1972, becoming a supplierto the automotive sector in 1982. After acquiring IEB Srl, in 2015, and Zincatura Reggiana Srl, in2017, from the same segment, it was renamed to Primat Group, responsible for overall coordination.
Primat went across 9.7 thousand kilometres, from Italy to Brazil, to Jundiaí, the host city ofProsdac Revestimentos Técnicos Ltda., 86 kilometres away from the state capital, S. Paulo.
Since March 2022, Primat concluded the acquisition of Prosdac, a surface treatment service
company founded in 1995, one of the most traditional brands in the sector. This new Primat
subsidiary has a local CEO Ricardo Kiqumoto, the former director of Nipra Surface Treatments, aProsdac competitor.

▲ Ricardo Kiqumoto (Prosdac CEO)“In addition to the 2,600 m² Prosdac plant, Primat purchased a neighbouring property, expanding a total area beyond 5 thousand m², andalready with a new machine, produced by Sidasa, about to go into operation, which should raise the actual operating capacity to more than 2,400
tons per month by the end of 2022.”, said the CEO.

Metalac SPS Achieves Nadcap Accreditation
It's a big step to consolidate the brand as a global aerospace fastener provider.
China Fastener World no.66/2022

After rigorous technical evaluation of compliance with the requirements from the main
customers of the aeronautical industry and of international specifications from this sector, Metalac
SPS acquired Nadcap accreditation in March 2022.
To get it, the company underwent audit for its heat treatment operations, in which theconformity of its equipment, procedures, controls and qualification of employees in relation to theprogram requirements were evaluated and, also, from the customers.

▲ Rodrigo Egêa“This achievement represents an important step for us in our consolidation and expansion
plans as a fastener manufacturer in aerospace and a provider for the global market”, said Rodrigo
Barranqueiro Egêa, the Metalac SPS general manager.
A high strength fastener manufacturer for several critical applications, specially for theautomotive industry, Metalac is a Brazilian subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp., USA.

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1st Metal Conformation Congress
Grupo Aprenda held the first Metal Conformation
Congress (Congresso de Conformação Metálica - CCM),
a meeting involving topics on metal technology. The
event was held on June 14-15, 2022, at Santo André
Foundation University Center, located in Santo André, acity from the metropolitan region of São Paulo, the State
Capital, SP.
Despite being a debut in such a cold weather, there
were more than 200 people including students andacademic members and, mainly, professionals fromnational and multinational industries.
The event included:•9th Forging Technology Seminar: coordinatedby Dr. Mauro Moraes de Souza, Faculty ofIndustrial Engineering (FEI), SBC/SP.

•4th Stamping Technology Seminar: coordinated by Dr. Gilmar Batalha, University of São Paulo (USP), SP/SP.

•2nd Seminar on Conformation and Application of High-Performance Steels: coordinated by Dr. Jesualdo Luiz Rossi, Institute forEnergy and Nuclear Research (IPEN), SP/SP.

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2nd Welding Technologies Seminar: coordinated by MSc José Agustin Castillo Lara, Santo André Foundation (FSA), AS/SP.

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1st Meeting of Fasteners Specialists (Fastening Systems): coordinated by Dr. Roberto Garcia (FSA).

NOF South America Under New Management
The expert global company in surface treatment products has a new commander, since last April 01.
The anti-corrosion division of NOF Corporation, Japan, the NOF Metal Coatings Group has named anew executive to lead the Brazilian unit.
Established in Diadema City, São Paulo State, Brazil, NOF Metal Coatings South America has alocal R&D centre plus an industrial plant, producing and serving several customers in Brazil acrossSouth America, for decades. Since last April, this subsidiary is under the management of Mr. Kai-Uwe
Hirschfelder, the new CEO.

▲ NOF SA Industrial Plant

As a German, Kai-Uwe had been living, studying, and working between Brazil and Germany, speaking
the Portuguese language so well. Porsche is among his long professional trajectory. At his side, the executive
has Mr. Haroldo Chieza as the Commercial and New Business Management. Chieza was working for Norsk
Hydro ASA for the last 14 years.
The new directors promise a great improvement and expansion of surface treatment
product lines, not just in the automotive industry, a sector that has a solid tradition,
but also improvement in a lot of business in several sectors, such as generation andtransmission of energy from hydroelectric, solar and wind sources, construction,
railroad and many other.

China Fastener World no.66/2022▲ Haroldo Chieza and Kai-Uwe Hirschfelder“While Mr. Chieza operates with the focus on relation with market and searching aswell as developing new business, we are modernizing all administrative and production
structures, to put this unit at the global highest level. It is important that we highlight
our action as ecological production, in which we are a global reference using solvent
liquid,” said Kay-Uwe.

Brazilian Steel Production Falls
Local production shrunk 1.5% from January to April.
From January to April 2022 the Brazilian crude steel production was 11.6 million tons, representing a drop of 1.5% compared to thesame period of 2021. The production of rolled products in the same period was 8.1 million tons, a reduction of 5.9% compared with thesame period last year. The production of semi-finished products for sales totalled 2.9 million tons from January to April 2021. 2022 sees anincrease of 15.6% on the same comparison basis.
In April, the crude steel production was 2.9 million tons, representing a decrease of 2.2% compared to March 2022.

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AVB's Carbon Neutral SteelThe Brazilian steel mill showcases carbon neutral steel production
at an international steelmaking forum.
One of the most important forums in the steel industry, theInternational Conference on Energy and Material Efficiency and CO2
Reduction in the Steel Industry (EMECR) was held in Brazil for thefirst time, in June 2022.

The company has the best
Brazilian indicator of CO2 per
ton of crude steel producedin years 2018, 2019, 2020 and2021.
▲ Ricardo Carvalho▲ AVB Industrial Plant"While several steel industries are beginning to plan
decarbonization, with neutrality forecasts for up to 2060, AVB
has already reached this level in 2020", told Ricardo Carvalho.
News provided by:
Sergio Milatias, EditorRevista do Parafuso (The Fastener Brazil Magazine)
milatias@revistadoparafuso.com.br
www.revistadoparafuso.com

China Fastener World no.66/2022

The world's first carbon
neutral steelmaker, Aço Verdedo Brasil (AVB) was present at
the meeting to show its green
steel production process aswell as its ESG sustainability
strategies. The AVB director,
R ica rdo Ca r va l ho was ona mission to talk about thetechnologies and innovations
used in his company.

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