Tag: Gerdau Ouro Branco

Gerdau Ouro Branco starts operations

Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau has started operations at the flat steel rolling unit in the company's subsidiary Gerdau Ouro Branco (formerly known as Açominas) located in Minas Gerais state. Porto Alegre-based Gerdau is the biggest producer of long steel in the Americas, and one of the largest suppliers of specialty steel in the world, with installed capacity of over 25Mt/y.