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- Gerdau S.A. (GGBR3.SA) produces long steel, special steel, flat steel and iron ore; offers merchant bars, rebar, wire rod, billets, slabs, structural shapes, piling products, special bar quality steel, forged and cast steel components; and provides downstream fabricated products including nails and engineered solutions for construction, automotive, industrial, agricultural, energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business and Special Steel Business segments with industrial facilities in Brazil, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Colombia. Gerdau maintains over 30 steel mills and service centers, two iron ore mines, and 230,000 hectares of eucalyptus forests as the largest steel scrap recycler in Latin America, transforming about 10-11 million tonnes annually into steel with roughly 70% scrap-based production. In February 2025, Gerdau completed the full acquisition of Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A. for $32.6 million from Sumitomo Corporation and Japan Steel Works, gaining 100% ownership of the cast and forged steel producer with 40,000-tonne annual capacity to expand high-value-added products; in September 2024, it acquired Dales Recycling Partnership assets for $60 million to bolster North American scrap supply; the company invests R$5.2 billion in major projects through 2027 including Midlothian mill expansion and solar parks via Gerdau Next, down from prior R$9.2 billion estimates, targeting R$1.5 billion annual EBITDA uplift, alongside renewable energy commitments and B Corp certification for Siderperu.