José Carlos Martins

Caemi Mineração e Metalurgia SA (CAEMI) operates as a holding company in mining and iron ore processing operations in the state of Minas Gerais and exports from its sea terminal in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Through CADAM, CAEMI is active in the international market of kaolin for coated paper. CADAM's industrial facilities are located in Brazil's North Region, with an additional plant in Belgium. CAEMI also holds interests in PPSA, a Brazilian company that produces and sells high quality and performance kaolin-based pigments, particularly for the world paper and board industry. CAEMI was founded in December, 1987 and is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Founded in 1989, Ball Beverage Can South America SA is a subsidiary of Ball Corp. that manufactures container and packaging products. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Aços Villares SA manufactures and sells steel products. The firm offers engineering steels products, which include sheets, blocks, billets, long carbon steel, and specialty long steel products. It also provides rolls products that comprise back-up rolls, forged steel work rolls for cold strip mills, work rolls for hot strip mills rougher stands, work rolls for hot strip mills finishing stands, forged and cast rolls for roughing stands for long products, and cast rolls for finishing stands of long products. The company was founded on August 18, 1944 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Part of Ball Corp., Latasa SA is a Brazilian company that manufactures cans. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Latasa was acquired by Rexam Ltd., part of Ball Corp. from July 01, 2016 on November 26, 2003 for $362.22 million.

Samarco Mineração SA engages in the production and processing of iron ore. It has integrated operation which consists of the mining and beneficiation of low-grade iron ore and the transportation of the concentrated ore in the form of slurry through pipelines. The company was founded on May 11, 1977 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Part of Vale SA, Vale International SA is a Swiss company that produces and distributes iron ore, pellets, and nickel. The private company is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland. Vale International was founded in 2006.