OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2011. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) (BM&FBOVESPA: CSNA3) (NYSE: SID) announces its results for the first quarter of 2011 (1Q11), in accordance with Brazilian accounting principles and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and denominated in Brazilian Reais (BRL ). All comments presented herein refer to the Company’s consolidated results and comparisons refer to the fourth quarter of 2010 (4Q10) and the first quarter of 2010 (1Q10), unless otherwise stated.

Companhia Siderъrgica Nacional is the largest fully-integrated steel producer in Brazil and one of the largest in South America in terms of crude steel production. CSN’s Chief Executive Officer is Benjamin Steinbruch. Its annual crude steel capacity and rolled product capacity are 5.6 million and 5.1 million tons, respectively. It produces a broad line of steel products, including slabs, hot- and cold-rolled, galvanized and tin mill products. Its products are used by the distribution, packaging, automotive, home appliance and construction industries.