ACERINOX is known worldwide as the most competitive group in the world in stainless steel manufacturing. From its constitution, it has carried out a continuous program of investments, with development of own technological innovations that, in some cases, has constituted a true landmark in the technology of stainless steel.

In production capacity, Acerinox Group is the first world producer, with a melting output of 3.5 million Mt. It is formed by three flat products fully integrated production process factories: the Factory of El Campo de Gibraltar (Spain), the first one in producing more than one million tons per year (2001), North American Stainless, N.A.S. (Kentucky, USA), also fully integrated since February 2002, with the start up of the melting shop, and finally Columbus Stainless (Middelburg, South Africa) that becomes part of the Acerinox Group in the year 2002.