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26. EXPENSES BY NATURE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

26.

EXPENSES BY NATURE

			Consolidated
	12/31/2020	12/31/2019	12/31/2018
Raw materials and inputs	(6,928,517)	(7,287,933)	(6,759,275)
Labor cost	(3,187,428)	(2,807,280)	(2,743,460)
Supplies	(2,150,452)	(1,981,547)	(1,782,576)
Maintenance cost (services and materials)	(1,340,255)	(1,340,135)	(1,326,894)
Outsourcing services	(2,217,657)	(2,392,626)	(2,368,387)
Freight	(216,506)	(334,509)	(109,756)
Distribution freight	(1,421,079)	(1,787,979)	(1,692,785)
Depreciation, amortization and depletion	(2,421,458)	(1,421,704)	(1,175,107)
Others	(1,750,424)	(763,421)	(905,128)
	(21,633,776)	(20,117,134)	(18,863,368)
Classified as:
Cost of sales	(19,124,901)	(17,263,264)	(16,105,657)
Selling expenses	(2,004,417)	(2,342,805)	(2,263,688)
General and administrative expenses	(504,458)	(511,065)	(494,023)
	(21,633,776)	(20,117,134)	(18,863,368)

The depreciation, amortization and depletion additions for the period were distributed as follows.

			Consolidated
	12/31/2020	12/31/2019	12/31/2018
Production costs ⁽¹⁾	(2,374,046)	(1,385,306)	1,145,793
Selling expenses	(13,978)	(11,539)	5,850
General and administrative expenses	(33,434)	(24,859)	23,464
	(2,421,458)	(1,421,704)	1,175,107
Other operational ⁽²⁾	(95,270)	(97,627)	97,914
	(2,516,728)	(1,519,331)	1,273,021

(1) The Company’s iron ore extraction in 2020 started using dry waste filtering and stacking in 100% of its production process. As a normal consequence of the operation, the use of dams has become obsolete, and consequently, the assets of dams reached the end of their useful lives on December 31, 2020. As a result of the technical and functional obsolescence of the dams, the book balance of these assets in their entirety, (R$515,491), was fully depreciated in 2020 and appropriated to the cost of production. The cost of production includes PIS and COFINS credits on lease agreements on December 31, 2020, in the amount of R$5,335.

(2) They mainly refer to the depreciation of investment properties, paralyzed equipment and amortization of the SWT Client Portfolio, see note 27.