Sales by the flat steel distribution network associated with Brazil’s National Institute of Steel Distributors (Inda) fell in April. Sales volume totaled 314,000 tonnes, down 10.8% from the previous month. Despite the negative result in April, Inda’s associated network expects a recovery in May, with purchases and sales projected to grow 10% from the previous month. As a result, the accumulated result from January to May is expected to show a 1.1% decline from the same period in 2025. Inda President Carlos Jorge Loureiro said the sector could still end the year with positive performance. “We are heading toward growth of 1% to 2% for the year,” he said. Imports also fell significantly. In April, imported volume totaled 166,600 tonnes, down 38.6% from March. Compared with April 2025, the drop was even steeper, at 43.2%.
Source: Brasil 247/Datamar New