Sivensa

Siderúrgica Venezolana S.A.
Company typePublic (BVC: SVS)
IndustrySteel
Founded(1948)
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
ProductsSteel
Revenue US$ 1.7 billion (2009)
US$ 23.7 million (2009)
Number of employees
2,800 (2008)
SubsidiariesInternational Briquette Holding
Siderúrgica del Turbio, S.A.
Websitewww.sivensa.com.ve

Sivensa (BVC: SVS) is the second largest Venezuelan steel producer. Sidor, which was nationalized in 2008, is the largest. However, Sivensa, founded in 1948, has been Venezuela's largest steel producer in the private-sector as of 2008.