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Accounts receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounts receivable

Schedule of accounts receivable

		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable		5,043		2,592
Expected credit loss		(50)		(63)
		4,993		2,529
Revenue related to the steel sector-%		87.25	%	87.33	%

Schedule of impairment of accounts receivables recorded in income statement

		Year ended December 31,
		2020		2019		2018
Impairment of accounts receivable recorded in the income statement		5		(1)		(7)

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