Gerdau Group

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Company Snapshot:

The Gerdau Group is the world´s 14th largest steelmaker and the largest producer of long steel in the Americas. It has 272 industrial and commercial facilities, five joint ventures and two associated companies. Gerdau operates in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Spain and India. Currently, Gerdau has an installed capacity of 23.2 million metric tons of steel per year and supply steel for civil construction, industry and agriculture.

The Gerdau Group started to operate in 1901, establishing Pontas de Paris Nail Factory in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The company continuously invests in the training of more than 36,000 employees and in the development of communities. Shares in Gerdau Group companies are listed on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York, Toronto and Madrid. http://www.gerdau.com.br/ing/agerdau/index.asp

Ownership status:

Publicly traded

Number of employees worldwide:

36,000

Website:

http://www.gerdau.com.br/ing/index.asp

Financial information

Stock ticker symbol:

GNA [NYSE]