Sivensa
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Siderúrgica de Venezuela, S.A. | |
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Type | Private company |
Founded | 1948 |
Headquarters | ? |
Industry | Steel Holding |
Products | Steel |
Revenue | ▲ Bs. ? billion (2006) |
Operating income | ▲ Bs. ? billion (2006) |
Net income | ▼ Bs. ? billion (2006) |
Employees | ??? (2006) |
Subsidiaries | International Briquette Holding Siderúrgica del Turbio, C.A. Vicson |
Website | SIVENSA Web Page |
Siderúrgica de Venezuela S.A. (Sivensa) is the biggest - wholly private - Venezuelan steel holding. Founded in 1948, it has grown considerably to be after, Sidor, Venezuelan largest steel and associated products producer. In 1998, Sivensa suffered a strong crisis - mainly due to the Asian Crisis - which reduced the size of the company and generated a big debt. Nowadays it has three main divisions, IBH, International Briquette Holding, which sells briquettes and iron pellets; Sidetur, which sells steel; and Vicson, which produces and sells construction wires. Thanks to high steel prices, the situation of the company is improving with the years.