Ternium (TX) 4 Nov 202020 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to Ternium Third Quarter 2020 Results. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to hand the conference over to Sebastian Marti. you. Thank ahead. go Please

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Carlos Our from De Stanley. Morgan with is next question Alba

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