FORM
6 - K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
As
of 8/20/2008
Ternium
S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's name into English)
Ternium
S.A.
46a,
Avenue John F. Kennedy – 2nd floor
L-1855
Luxembourg
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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The
attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
This
report contains Ternium S.A.’s press release clarifying status of Sidor
nationalization process.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
TERNIUM
S.A.
By: /s/ Roberto Philipps
Name:
Roberto Philipps
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
Dated:
August 20, 2008
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Ternium
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www.ternium.com
Ternium
Clarifies Status of Sidor Nationalization Process
Luxembourg,
August 20, 2008 – Ternium S.A. (NYSE: TX) announced today that, following the
expiration of the term for the negotiation of the conditions on which all or a
significant part of Ternium’s interest in Sidor will be transferred to the
Republic of Venezuela, the negotiations with the Venezuelan government are still
under way.
Ternium
continues to reserve all of its rights under contracts, investment treaties and
Venezuelan and international law and to evaluate its options in realizing the
fair value of its interest in Sidor.
Forward
Looking Statements
Some
of the statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking
statements”. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s
current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks that could
cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by those statements. These risks include but are
not limited to risks arising from uncertainties as to gross domestic product,
related market demand, global production capacity, tariffs, cyclicality in the
industries that purchase steel products and other factors beyond Ternium’s
control.
About
Ternium
Ternium
is one of the leading steel companies in Latin America, manufacturing and
processing a wide range of flat and long steel products for customers active in
the construction, home appliances, capital goods, container, food and automotive
industries. With its principal operations in Mexico and Argentina,
Ternium serves markets in the Americas through its integrated manufacturing
system and extensive distribution network. The Company has annual
sales of approximately US$10 billion and ships approximately 8 million tons of
steel products each year. More information about Ternium is available
at www.ternium.com.