TMS International Corp., through its subsidiaries, including Tube City IMS Corporation, the largest provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America, announced Wednesday that it has opened trading offices in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Miami, Florida; and Austin, Texas.
These offices mark the company's first formal trading group presence in Brazil and Florida, said J. David Aronson, President and Chief Operating Officer of the company's Raw Material and Optimization Group, noting the offices are in strategic geographies from which the company can better serve both its domestic and international customers and partners. "The opening of the office in Brazil is a key step in TMS International's increasing globalization. We look forward to better serving Brazil's rapidly increasing demand for raw material and steel mill services," Aronson said.
Leading the Belo Horizonte office is Carlos Crego as General Manager of the company's Raw Material and Optimization Group in Brazil. The Miami office will support the company's offices in Belo Horizonte, Monterrey, Mexico, and throughout Latin America. Leading the Texas office is Rick Groenert as Trader.