Acerinox

Acerinox, S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
BMADACX
ISINES0132105018
IndustrySteel
Founded1970
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Key people
Carlos Ortega Arias-Paz (Chairman), Bernardo Velázquez (CEO)
ProductsStainless steel
RevenueIncrease €4.500 billion (2010)[1]
Decrease €232.2 million (2010)[1]
Decrease €122.7 million (2010)[1]
Total assetsIncrease €4.240 billion (end 2010)[1]
Total equityIncrease €1.924 billion (end 2010)[1]
Number of employees
Decrease 7,390 (end 2010)[1]
Websitewww.acerinox.es

Acerinox, S.A. (Spanish pronunciation: [aθeɾiˈnoks]) is a stainless steel manufacturing conglomerate group based in Spain. The company was founded in 1970, and initially received technical support from the Japanese firm Nisshin Steel. Nisshin continues to hold approximately 15% of Acerinox as of April 2010.[2] As for 2008, the company was the world's largest producer of stainless steel.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Results 2010" (PDF). Acerinox. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Major Holdings". Acerinox. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ^ Barriviera, Guadalupe; Tobin, Paul (23 July 2008). "Acerinox Says Spain Property Slump Erodes Steel Orders, Prices". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2009-04-28.