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Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) is the largest integrated steel plant in Mexico. It has corporate offices in Monclova, Coahuila, in the center of the Mexican state of Coahuila, 155 miles from the United States border. In an area of nearly 3,000 acres operates two steelworks plants. AHMSA´s operations start with the extraction of coal and iron ore and finishes with the manufacture of high value-added steel products. Currently, AHMSA operates at an annual production rate of 3.5 million metric tons of liquid steel, and it has a workforce of 19,000 people, including its subsidiary companies. It is a national leader in the production and commercialization of flat steel products including Hot Rolled Coil, Wide Plate, Cold Rolled Coil, Tinplate and Tin-Free Steel. It also produces non-flat steel products like Heavy Shapes. The Company has its own coal mines in Palau, located 70 miles from Monclova. Once extracted, the washed coal is shipped by railroad to AHMSA’s coke plants. The main source of iron ore is located in Hercules, Coahuila, a mine owned by AHMSA. From that point the iron ore is transported to AHMSA through a 180-mile pipe (called Ferroduct) that crosses the Coahuila desert. The Company also has iron ore mines in some other Mexican states. ==History== AHMSA was founded in Mexico by American Harold R. Pape in 1942. In the late 1970s, it was nationalized by the federal government. In 1991, it was reprivatized when AHMSA was purchased by Grupo Acerero del Norte (“GAN”), led by current Chairman Alonso Ancira. In 1997, (AHMSA announced ) that it began operation of Blast Furnace No. 2 as part of the Company's scheduled operational programs. Mr. Ancira left the country in 1999. In February 2000, AHMSA announced that it has reached an agreement with the debt holders of Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (AHMSA) (to restructure AHMSA's debt ). In October 2002, Representatives of the banks, led by Bank of America, Banamex and Bancomer, confirmed that they wished to remove Alonso Ancira from the administration of the company. In the early 2000s, AHMSA filed for bankruptcy amid declining steel prices. In September 2004, AHMSA announced a (strategic alliance with Russian Investors ). In recent years, as the price of steel recovered, AHMSA has returned to profitability and plans to exit bankruptcy sometime in 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Altos Hornos de México」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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