Ternium appointed Tulio Chipoletti as its interim industrial VP for Usiminas. Chipoletti's temporary appointment was made by consensus. Former industrial VP, Marcelo Chara, was dismissed from the company in late-September, along with CEO Julian Egurén and director of subsidiaries Paolo Bassetti.

The executives' dismissal led Ternium's controller, Italian-Argentine industrial conglomerate Techint, to accuse Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal of fraudulent behavior within Usiminas' controlling group.