OREANDA-NEWS. Gerdau was granted the PINI award, an important recognition received by the best suppliers of the civil construction industry in the category Rebar (concrete reinforcing steel). This award is granted to the favorite brands of 40,000 subscribers of magazines PINI that can access the online questionnaire that presents the technical and commercial reasons behind their choice in each segment of the market are described. The award is offered by Editora PINI, one of the major technical publishing houses in the segment of the civil construction industry.

Gerdau is a leading producer of long steel in the Americas and one of the largest suppliers of special 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 around the world it transforms, each year, millions of metric tons of scrap into steel, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in the regions where it operates. With more than 140,000 shareholders, the Company is listed on the stock exchanges of Sao Paulo, New York and Madrid.