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Products and services for optimum construction
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| • | Gerdau civil construction products are used in large projects such as hydroelectric plants, overpasses and buildings, and in the low-income housing sector. |
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| • | In 101 years of activity, the Gerdau Group has established itself as one of the largest suppliers of steel for civil construction in the Americas. |
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| • | Gerdau contributes towards the industrialization of the civil construction process by offering ready-to-use products. These technologies help to raise quality and reduce construction time, which means lower costs. |
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| • | Gerdau rebar is delivered in the exact quantities and shapes for each project by the group's rebar fabricating facilities. This system provides greater value than the traditional concrete reinforcing systems: it offers productivity gains, enables greater organization at the construction site and eliminates waste. |
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| • | The low-income housing sector is served by a full line of products developed specially for small projects, with the guarantee of greater safety and simplicity. |
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| • | Gerdau has revolutionized the Brazilian low cost housing market with the launch of the Casa Fácil Gerdau housing kit. Made of corrosion-resistant Gerdau COR steel profiles, Casa Fácil is aimed at the low-income market, which represents 90.5% of the national housing deficit of 6.6 million dwellings. It can be erected in just two hours, compared to a construction time of seven days for similar structures. |
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