Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
04538-132
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____
CSN presents
CSN Logistics
Platform in Itaguaí
Rio de Janeiro State
CSN Logistics
Platform in Itaguaí
A project that supplies
Brazil’s needs
• Growth of world GDP
• Globalization as a growth factor in world trade
• Increase in the use of containers in transportation of general cargo
• Maintenance of external demand
• Growth of overseas demand for iron ore
• Brazilian GDP has grown more than 4% per year
• Growth in internal demand
• New steel industry projects envisage an increase in capacity above 30 Mtpy by 2015, with a consequent growth in coal imports
• The trend is for ships to keep increasing in size, thus requiring deeper terminals
• Growth in the use of containers
• Growth in the cabotage market
• The Brazilian logistics infrastructure (harbors, railways, highways and airports) is inadequate for current and future national demand
• Lack of storage facilities and auxiliary services
• Important ports such as Santos, Rio de Janeiro and Vitoria are near areas of dense population, creating logistical difficulties and limiting expansion. There is also limited draught for large vessels
• The majority of national ports need frequent dredging
• Public expenditure investment is not fast enough to meet urgent deadlines
• Duplication of Rio-Santos Highway and access to Itaguaí Port (to be concluded: 1st half 2009)
• Urban Ring Road (to be completed: 1st half 2010)
• Area served by MRS, an international class railroad, a top Brazilian facility, with access to the storage area
• Deep water (present depth of the waterway, 18.5 m)
• Capacity to receive large size ships (a natural location for a Hub Port)
• Dredging of the access channel to increase depth to 20m and width to 200m - (CDRJ - R$64 million in 13 months)
• Project to double the access channel under way
| Experience in running and operating cargo ports, |  |
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| general containers and bulk materials: | ||
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| Containers | ||
| General Cargo - Steel Products | ||
| Project Cargos | ||
| -> In operation since Sept 1999 | ||
| Tecar | ||
| Coal and other bulk cargo | ||
| -> Begining of operations by CSN in July 1997 | ||
| Iron Ore | ||
| -> In operation since Feb 2007 |
• High productivity
• Terminals counting on modern infrastructure and equipment already operating with the latest IT systems
| Sepetiba Tecon is the container terminal with the fastest recent annual growth in Brazil (75% average from 2003 to 2007) |  |
| • The largest container terminal in Rio de Janeiro State, with a throughput of 300 thousand TEUs per year | |
| • Transportation of 1 million tons of steel products a year | |
| • Transportation of 15 thousand tons of project cargo |
| • Terminal specialized in importing and exporting bulk materials |  |
| • More than 10 million tons of Iron Ore shipped - 2nd phase of 30 Mtpy already completed (Feb 2008) | |
| • Throughput 4 million tons of coal and other materials per year (import) |
• Combination of joint enterprises, expansions and new projects
• Modular growth possibility - Logistics Support Center and Lago
• da Pedra Private Port using customized demand and solutions for
• our clients (built to suit)
• The project does not only supply the needs of the Itaguaí region, but those of Rio de Janeiro State and the whole Southeast of Brazil
• The company also has its own products (Iron Ore, Coal and Steel)
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Characteristics | |
| Length of quays: 810 m | ||
| • 2 berths in linked | ||
| quays: 540m | ||
| • 1 berth with access | ||
| bridge: 270m | ||
| Draught: 14,5 m | ||
| Back storage area: 400 | ||
| thousand sqm | ||
| Present Capacity | ||
| 600 thousand TEUs / year | ||
| 2 Mtpy General Cargo / | ||
| Steel Products |
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Characteristics | |
| •Length of continuous | ||
| quay: 810 m | ||
| •Draught: 14,5 m | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 63 million | ||
| Quays: US$ 38 million | ||
| Equipment: US$ 25 million | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 6 Mtpy General Cargo / | ||
| Steel Products |
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Characteristics | |
| •Length of continuous | ||
| quay: 1,070 m | ||
| •Draught: 14,5 m | ||
| •Enables 2 large vessels to | ||
| be served simultaneously | ||
| (8,000 TEUs) | ||
| •Back storage area: | ||
| + 50 thousand sqm | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 103 million | ||
| Quays/ Back storage area: | ||
| US$ 47 million | ||
| Equipment: US$ 56 million | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 1,300 thousand TEUs/year |
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Characteristics | |
| •Pier: + 424 m | ||
| • Structurally prepared for vessels | ||
| VLOC - 360,000 DWT | ||
| •Back storage area: + 260 | ||
| thousand sqm | ||
| •Draught: 18.5 m | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 790 million * | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 100 Mtpy Iron Ore | ||
| 8 Mtpy Coal / Other | ||
| Products |
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Characteristics | |
| •Pier: + 424 m | ||
| • Structurally prepared for vessels | ||
| VLOC - 360,000 DWT | ||
| •Back storage area: + 260 | ||
| thousand sqm | ||
| •Draught: 18.5 m | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 790 million * | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 100 Mtpy Iron Ore | ||
| 8 Mtpy Coal / Other | ||
| Products |
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Characteristics | |
| •Pier: + 424 m | ||
| • Structurally prepared for vessels | ||
| VLOC - 360,000 DWT | ||
| •Back storage area: + 260 | ||
| thousand sqm | ||
| •Draught: 18.5 m | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 790 million * | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 100 Mtpy Iron Ore | ||
| 8 Mtpy Coal / Other | ||
| Products |
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Characteristics | |
| •Depot and storage of containers | ||
| •Dedicated warehouses for: | ||
| • Steel Products | ||
| • Coffee | ||
| • Reefer | ||
| • Cotton | ||
| • Sugar | ||
| • Chemicals | ||
| •Distribution centers | ||
| •Vehicles and parts | ||
| •Auxiliary services | ||
| •Modular project (built to suit) | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 202 million | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 900 thousand TEUs/year |
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Characteristics | |
| •Depot and storage of containers | ||
| •Dedicated warehouses for: | ||
| • Steel Products | ||
| • Coffee | ||
| • Reefer | ||
| • Cotton | ||
| • Sugar | ||
| • Chemicals | ||
| •Distribution centers | ||
| •Vehicles and parts | ||
| •Auxiliary services | ||
| •Modular project (built to suit) | ||
| Investment | ||
| US$ 202 million | ||
| Capacity | ||
| 900 thousand TEUs/year |
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Characteristics |
| •Depot and storage of containers | |
| •Dedicated warehouses for: | |
| • Steel Products | |
| • Coffee | |
| • Reefer | |
| • Cotton | |
| • Sugar | |
| • Chemicals | |
| •Distribution centers | |
| •Vehicles and parts | |
| •Auxiliary services | |
| •Modular project (built to suit) | |
| Investment | |
| US$ 202 million | |
| Capacity | |
| 900 thousand TEUs/year |
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Characteristics |
| •Private Cargo: | |
| • Iron Ore | |
| • Coal / Other Materials | |
| • Steel Products | |
| • Píer 1: | |
| • General Cargo / Steel Products | |
| • Containers | |
• Píer 2: |
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| • Coal / Others | |
| • Iron Ore | |
| Investment | |
| US$ 791 million | |
| Capacity | |
| 60 Mtpy Iron Ore | |
| 12 Mtpy Coal / Other | |
| 1 thousand TEUs/year | |
| 11 Mtpy General Cargo / | |
| Steel Products |
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Characteristics |
| •Stocking areas: 1.2 million sqm | |
| Iron Ore: 630 thousand sqm | |
| Coal/ other: 300 thousand sqm | |
| Containers: 140 thousand sqm | |
| General cargo: 120 thousand sqm | |
| •Support areas: | |
| • Gate | |
| • Corporate building | |
| • Warehouse | |
| • Administrative building | |
| • Cafeteria / Lockers | |
| Investment | |
| US$ 283 million | |
| Capacity | |
| 60 Mtpy Iron Ore | |
| 12 Mtpy Coal / Other | |
| 1 thousand TEUs/year | |
| 11 Mtpy General Cargo / | |
| Steel Products |
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Capacities | Total | |
| Iron Ore (Mtpy) | 160 | ||
| Coal/Coke (Mtpy) | 20 | ||
| Containers (thousand TEUs / year) | 2.300 | ||
| General Cargo/Steel Products (Mtpy) | 17 | ||
| CAPEX US$ mi | Total | ||
| Expansion of Sepetiba Tecon | 166 | ||
| Expansion of Tecar | 790* | ||
| Logistics Support Center | 202 | ||
| Lago da Pedra Private Port | 791 | ||
| Private Port Storage Area | 283 | ||
| Total | 2.231 | ||
| *US$ 236 million already invested | |||
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL |
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By: |
/S/ Benjamin Steinbruch
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Benjamin Steinbruch
Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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By: |
/S/ Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
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Otávio de Garcia Lazcano
Chief Financial Officer |
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