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- Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. manufactures and sells a broad range of long and special steel products; including rebars, bars, profiles, drawn products, billets, blocks, plates, wire rod, structural profiles, heavy and light structural profiles, stainless steel, square, round, and flat bars; as well as flat steels and iron ore. The company operates mini mills, integrated mills, and direct reduced iron plants, with 71% of its steel production derived from recycled scrap, serving the construction, infrastructure, automotive, industrial machinery, agricultural, energy, and distribution sectors. Founded in 1901 by Johann Gerdau in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and renamed Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. in 1969, it maintains headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil, and conducts operations across the Americas, with 39% of sales in Brazil and 39% in North America as of 2023. Recent developments include the acquisition of Dales Recycling Partnership assets in September 2024 to bolster recycling capabilities; the completion of the sale of its 49.85% stake in Diaco S.A. joint venture in March 2024; an increase to 53.94% equity interest in Dona Francisca Energética S.A. in July 2024; and the acquisition of additional shares in Gerdau Summit Aços Fundidos e Forjados S.A. from Sumitomo Corporation and The Japan Steel Works Ltd. in February 2025. In 2025, the company advances strategic capital expenditures of R$11.9 billion through 2026, featuring expansions in North American rolling mills, a new melt shop in Whitby, coiled hot-rolled strip production in Ouro Branco starting in late 2024, a Texas EAF mill capacity increase planned for 2026, and sustainability initiatives such as the Newave Energia solar farm in Minas Gerais; while suspending certain Brazilian rolling mill expansions amid import pressures and reevaluating production routes for enhanced competitiveness. Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. functions as a subsidiary of Indac - Indústria, Administração e Comércio S.A. and trades under the ticker GOAU4.SA.