OREANDA-NEWS. Gerdau held a survey in 2012 with more than 500 civil construction technicians in Brazil to understand fabricated reinforcing steel market needs. As a result it adopted new technologies and internal processes, set up monitoring systems to increase the predictability of deliveries, and also trained sales teams for giving technical support to contractors. These new practices will be applied in Gerdau's more than 100 fabricated reinforcing steel facilities around the world.

The cutting and bending system makes it possible to deliver the steel in quantities, shapes, and sizes according to the demands of each project and can increase productivity by up to 70% in the structure assembly stage at the jobsite.

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, and 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.