Gerdau S.A.

Gerdau S.A. is a leading provider of steel products and services. Established in 1901, the company has grown to become one of the largest steel producers in the world, with operations in Brazil, North America, South America and Europe. Gerdau’s product portfolio includes semi-finished products such as billets, blooms and slabs, long rolled products such as rebars, wire rods and merchant bars, finished industrial products such as commercial rolled-steel bars and light profiles and wires, agricultural products such as stakes and smooth wire products, and drawn products such as barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire meshes, nails and clamps. Gerdau also produces special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets.

Gerdau’s flat products include hot rolled coils and heavy plates, and the company also resells flat steel products. It also mines and produces iron ore. Gerdau sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and through its retail network. The company is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and has more than 45,000 employees worldwide. Gerdau is a publicly traded company on the São Paulo stock exchange, and its shares are also traded on the New York Stock Exchange. It has a market capitalization of over $20 billion, and a revenue of over $22 billion. Gerdau is a leader in sustainability, having been recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable companies by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past 15 years. The company has also been included in the FTSE4Good Index for the past 10 years. Gerdau is committed to creating value for its stakeholders and the communities in which it operates, and is focused on improving safety, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility.