Established in 1901, in Porto Alegre (Brazil), Gerdau is the largest producer of long steel in the Americas. With a installed capacity of 26 million metric tonnes of steel per year, it has steel mills in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. It offers steel for the civil construction, industry and agricultural sectors.

Address

  • Avenida Farrapos 1811  

Town, State, Country

  • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil  

Postcode

  • 90220-005 

Postal address

  • Caixa Postal 2780 or 843, Porto Alegre, RS, 90220-005  
  • Chairman Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter
  • Year Established 1901
  • No. of employees 10,000+
  • Ownership Metalurgica Gerdau SA, 40.60%
  •   Gerdau SA, Brazil
  • Exports Markets Worldwide
  • End User Industries Construction, agriculture

Trade Association Membership

  • Alacero - Asociación Latinoamericana del Acero

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