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» Gerdau sales go up 44% from January to September - 05/11/2008   The consolidated sales volume reaches 15.6 million tons, a 25% increase when compared to the same period last year. Steel production grows 26%, reaching 16.4 million tons

» Gerdau invests US$ 524 million in a new steel mill in Argentina - 11/09/2008   The new Santa Fé mill, combined with the current one, will have the capacity to turn out 1.1 million tons of steel and steel products. It will generate 3,200 direct and indirect jobs.

» Gerdau will transform Siderperú into one of the largest steel mills in South America - 01/09/2008   Production will increase more than 6 times reaching 3 million metric tons of steel

» Gerdau sales grow 35% and reach R$ 22.3 billion - 06/08/2008   Shipments grow 25.5% to 10.4 million metric tons. EBITDA reaches R$ 4.7 billion in the first six months - a growth of 51.7%

» Gerdau Creates Permanent Environmental Reserve - 12/06/2008   Private environmental reserve covers 1,247 hectares (3,081.40 acres) and houses rare species of wild animals and plants

» Gerdau Group sales grow to R$ 10 billion in the quarter - 12/05/2008   EBITDA increases 30.4%, to R$2 billion

» Gerdau Group enters Central America - 22/04/2008   The Gerdau Group has entered into a strategic alliance with Central America's largest steel manufacturer, Corporación Centroamericana del Acero, with an installed capacity of 500,000 tons of steel and 690,000 tons of rolled products

» Gerdau to expand operations in Colombia - 21/02/2008   The new company controls metallurgical coke production units and coal reserves for coke estimated at 20 million tons

» International expansion and increase in demand in Brazil raise Gerdau Group’s sales to R$ 34.2 billion - 13/02/2008   Prospecting studies exceed expectations and indicate the existence of 1.8 billion tons of iron ore in Gerdau Group’s Brazilian reserves, which in 2010 will be able to meet 80% of units’ demand in the country

» Gerdau Group to invest another US$ 400 millions in Brazil - 05/12/2007   A new plate mill with an annual installed capacity of 870,000 tons is to be built at a Gerdau Group plant inside the country

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R$ 36.2 billion

R$ 4.6 billion

16.4 million metric tons


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