Deacero adds global trade, corporate affairs office in Washington

Deacero, based in Monterrey, Mexico, has opened a global trade and corporate affairs headquarters in Washington. Deacero, a 70-year-old family business, is a global producer of long steel, wires and reinforcing steel. The company has 8,000 employees and a global footprint that spans 20 countries. Deacero operates 21 recycling centers, three steel mills, 15 steel wire facilities and a research and development center.

According to a news release from Deacero, the new office will be led by two veteran Washington attorneys—Irwin Altshuler and Alan Slomowitz, formerly of Greenberg Traurig, a large U.S.-based law firm.

Raul Gutierrez, CEO of Deacero, says he was “delighted” to bring Deacero to Washington to open a global trade and corporate affairs office.

“This is where decisions are made that affect our company, its workers and its customers—not only in the U.S. but also in Mexico and in other international markets where we do business,” Gutierrez says. “We want to stay informed about those decisions and be part of the public dialogue that shapes them. The new office will give us the direct presence needed to do this well.”

“There has never been a more important moment to be opening a Washington office,” adds Fernando Villanueva, a Houston-based executive who leads Deacero’s U.S. operations. “At a time when supply chains are under stress, Mexico-U.S. connections remain strong.”

Gutierrez says he wants Deacero and Mexico to “maintain a strong partnership with the U.S.” He adds, “We stand in solidarity with the U.S. on behalf of fair and open trade, which sometimes means maintaining appropriate tariffs to enhance national security. We hope and expect that, at this critical time, the U.S. administration will stand strong with its Section 232 national security tariffs, which have been so beneficial to the U.S. steel and nails industries, to manufacturing in general and to the welfare of all the people of North America.”