- Business
- Gerdau S.A. produces long steel products and special steel items for construction, industrial, automotive, mining, energy, agriculture and distribution markets worldwide; core offerings include rebar, billets, channels, beams, angles, rounds, squares, grinding balls and rods, sheet piling, engineered bars, rail products and cold-finished bars such as Macplus and MACPRIME brands. The Brazil-based company, founded in 1901 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, operates mini-mills, integrated mills and direct reduced iron plants across North America, South America, and other regions, with 71% of output from recycled scrap; it maintains significant presence in the U.S., Canada and Latin America outside Brazil. Recent developments encompass the September 2024 acquisition of Dales Recycling Partnership assets for ferrous scrap processing; February 2025 completion of acquiring minority stakes in Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A. from Sumitomo Corporation and Japan Steel Works; a new hot-rolled coil mill expansion at Ouro Branco adding 250,000 tonnes capacity; the Miguel Burnier mining project reaching 72% completion for 2025 startup; R$6.2 billion in 2024 capital expenditures focused on maintenance and competitiveness, with R$6 billion planned for 2025; and an ongoing share buyback program authorizing up to 64.5 million shares.