Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (NYSE:SID) Q2 2023 Results Conference Call August 3, 2023 10:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro - CFO and IR Executive Officer
Helena Guerra - Sustainability Director
Benjamin Steinbruch - Chairman and CEO
Conference Call Participants
Caio Greiner - BTG Pactual
Daniel Sasson - Itau BBA
Thiago Lofiego - Bradesco BBI
Caio Ribeiro - Bank of America
Carlos De Alba - Morgan Stanley
Vanessa Quiroga - Credit Suisse
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for holding. At this time, we would like to welcome you to CSN's conference call to present results for the second quarter 2023. Today, we have with us the Company's executive officers.
We would like to inform you that this event is being recorded and all participants will be in a listen-only mode during the Company presentation. Ensuing this, there will be a question-and-answer section will further instructions will be provided. [Operator Instructions]
We have simultaneous webcast that may be accessed through CSN's Investor Relations website at ri.csn.com.br, where the presentation is also available. The replay service will be available soon after closing. Now once again, you may flip through the slides at your own convenience.
Before proceeding, we would like to state that some of the forward-looking statements herein are mere expectations or trends and are based on the current assumptions of the Company management. And there could be differences materially from those expressed herein as they do not constitute projections. In fact, actual results, performances or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, such as general and economic conditions in Brazil and other countries; interest rates and exchange rate levels; future rescheduling or prepayment of debt denominated in foreign currencies; protectionist measures in the U.S., Brazil and other countries; changes in laws and regulations; and general competitive factors at a global, regional or domestic basis. I will now turn the floor over to Mr. Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro, CFO and IRO Executive Officer, who will present the operating and financial highlights for the period.
Mr. Ribeiro, you may proceed, sir.
Marcelo Cunha Ribeiro
Good morning. Thank you, and thank you for attending one more results call for CSN. We will begin with the highlights of the period. We would like to underscore the strong commercial activity in all segments, highlighting the all-time records even in markets that are decelerating an all-time record and volumes sold in mining. And all of this despite the operational difficulties.