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Home > Company Index > Metals & Mining > Steel Production > Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.

Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.
 PROFILE
Metalúrgica Gerdau is "steel" holding on. In fact, it is the holding company for Gerdau SA and its subsidiaries scattered throughout North and South America. A member of the Gerdau Group, Metalúrgica Gerdau, through its control of Gerdau SA, has grown from a maker of nails to become Brazil's #1 long-rolled steel producer. The group produces about 8 tons of specialty steel a day for use in automotive, construction, agricultural, and industrial markets. In addition to nails and long-rolled steel, other products include billets, wire rods, bars, and ingots. The founding Gerdau Johannpeter family controls Metalúrgica Gerdau. Primary operations are in Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Uruguay.

 COMPETITION
Companhia Acos Especiais Itabira SA (ACES)
Companhia Siderúrgica Paulista (dossier)
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 3,162.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 53.8%
Employees: 12,340
Revenue per employee: $256,280.39

 KEY PEOPLE
• Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter
    CEO
• Osvaldo Schirmer
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Avenida Farrapos 1811
90220-005 Pôrto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Phone: 55-51-323-2000
Fax: 55-51-323-2080

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