COMPANIES HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS VALUES Ternium Visit the Ternium website Ternium is a leading steel producer in Latin America. It manufactures and processes a broad range of value-added steel products, including galvanized and electro-galvanized sheets, pre-painted sheets, tinplate, welded pipes, and hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, as well as slit and cut-to-length offerings through its service centers, for customers operating in the construction, home appliances, capital goods, container, food, energy and automotive industries. Ternium also produces long steel products, such as bars and wire rod, and metal building components. With an annual production capacity of approximately 11 million tons of finished steel products and 16,700 employees, Ternium has production facilities located in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, the United States, as well as a network of service and distribution centers in Latin America. In addition, Ternium participates in the control group of Usiminas, a Brazilian steel company. Ternium shares the Techint Group's high standards of quality, efficiency and industrial technology. Ternium is a public company with its shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TX). Milestones 1969 Techint establishes a flat steel cold-rolling facility in Ensenada, Argentina. Propulsora Siderúrgica starts operations. 1992 In Argentina, Techint acquires the state-owned Somisa steel company. Together with Propulsora Siderúrgica, they create Siderar. 1997 The Canning plant is incorporated into Siderar. 1998 Sidor (Venezuela) is privatized. The Amazonia Consortium, formed by the Techint Group, Hylsamex and Usiminas, wins the tender. 2004 In Venezuela Sidor acquires Matesi (former Posven) briquette plant in partnership with Tenaris. 2005 The Techint Group acquires Hylsa in Mexico, which -together with Siderar and Sidor- creates Ternium. 2006 Ternium begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the TX symbol. In Argentina, the Rosario and San Luis welded tube plants are brought on board. 2007 Ternium is consolidated in Mexico with the incorporation of Imsa. 2008 In April 2008, the government of Venezuela announces the nationalization of Sidor, and the following July a government authority assumes operational control. 2010 Ternium acquires a controlling interest in Ferrasa, a Colombia-based company. The acquisition also includes a manufacturer and distributor in Panama. 2012 Ternium and Tenaris join the control group of Brazil's steel giant Usiminas, together with Nippon Steel and Usiminas employees’ pension fund. 2013 Ternium inaugurated a new industrial center in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico. The project was developed partly by Ternium in Mexico and partly by Tenigal, a company in which Ternium and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation hold participations of 51% and 49% respectively. Visit the Ternium website Highlights TECHINT GROUP MAP ADDRESSES CONTACT SEARCH Copyright © 2014 Techint Group