OREANDA-NEWS. November 26, 2012. Siderperu, Gerdau's operation in Peru, is developing the “Schools for Sustainable Development” program, which is an environmental education project conducted at 15 schools in the cities of Chimbote, Nuevo Chimbote, Santa, and Coishco.

Directed by the Gerdau Institute, the project will benefit more than 8,000 students and about 360 teachers from public schools through actions to increase environmental awareness at schools and in the community in general. The main goal of the project is for the schools to be granted the certification Ecoefficient Schools, making them cleaner, safer, and healthier.

Gerdau is the leader in the segment of long steel in the Americas and one of the main suppliers of special long steel in the world. With over 45,000 employees, it has industrial operations in 14 countries—in the Americas, Europe, and Asia—which together represent an installed capacity of over 25 million metric tons of steel per year. It is the largest recycler in Latin America; and in the world, it transforms each year millions of tons of scrap steel, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in the regions where it operates. Gerdau is listed on the stock exchanges of Sao Paulo, New York, and Madrid and has over 140,000 shareholders.