Tag: Alacero
Alacero reports 5% steel imports in Latin America
Alcero, the non-profit Latin American steel association has reported that in Jan-Aug 2015, China shipped 5.7 MT of finished steel to Latin America, 5% more than the 5.4 MT recorded during the same period in 2014.
Alacero launches 7th steel design contest
Latin American Steel Association (Alacero) announced the seventh Steel Design Contest for Architecture Students 2014. This year’s contest focuses on socio-economic inequality and housing. The students are to bring forward a proposal for a Middle Height Social Housing Building, as an area to improve the quality of life of the population through the construction of decent social housing inside the city.
Frederick Cooper receives Alacero 2013 Award
Peruvian architect Frederick Cooper received Alacero Excellence Award 2013 at the Congress Alacero-54 in Lima, an event in which over 800 representatives of the Latin American steel industry participated.
Steel industry leaders express concerns
The worldsteel-47 Congress took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on the 6th and 8t of October wherein Benjamin Baptista Filho (President of Alacero), André Gerdao Johannpeter (Vice President) and Daniel Novegil (Director) participated in a panel that focused on Latin America.
Alacero reviews growth expectations downwards
Alacero assessed the Latin American steel industry economic situation downwards after the weak results observed during the first semester of 2013. This was announced during the last Economic Committee of worldsteel.
Latin American steel consumption, production fall
Alacero, the Latin American steel association, said that apparent finished steel use in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 21.7 million tonnes in January–April 2013, in line with same period of the previous year. Alacero: new Regional Secretary takes office in Me
Following his appointment as General Director of CANACERO (Mexican chamber of steel and iron producers), Lic. Salvador Quesada Salinas assumed duties as Regional Secretary of Alacero (Latin American Steel Association) in Mexico.
ILAFA changes to Alacero
The Latin American Iron and Steel Institute has changed its name to the Latin American Association of Steel (Alacero). 
