Gerdau Long Steel North America
Gerdau Long Steel North America is a leader in mini-mill steel production and steel recycling in North America, with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million metric tons of mill finished steel products. Through a vertically integrated network of mini-mills, scrap recycling facilities and downstream operations, the company serves customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse and balanced product mix of merchant steel, rebar, structural shapes, fabricated steel, flat rolled steel and wire rod.
Latest News
Badische Stahl-Engineering Partners With Texas Mill
28 July 2023 - German steel mill consulting and engineering group Badische Stahl-Engineering has signed a three-year contract with Gerdau Long Steel North America’s Midlothian, Texas, USA, mill, the company reports.
AIC Completes Rolling Mill Automation Project
07 September 2022 - Automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new automation system for a stand in a Gerdau rolling mill.
Gerdau North America Expands Rail Offerings
05 August 2022 - Gerdau’s North American long steel division has closed its acquisition of a rail products manufacturing operation in Quebec, Canada, the company said Friday.
Gerdau Plans Capacity Boost at Texas Mill
04 August 2022 - Gerdau SA will invest approximately US$54.7 million to expand the capacity of its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company said in its second-quarter earnings release.
Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant
15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced.
Gerdau Celebrates Groundbreaking for 80-MW Texas Solar Farm
27 September 2021 - Gerdau Long Steel North America kicked off construction of a 700-acre solar farm near the steelmaker’s Midlothian, Texas, USA, facility, according to an official press release.
Gerdau Completes Structural Mill Improvements
30 April 2021 - Gerdau has conducted initial hot trials on its upgraded structural steel rolling mill in Petersburg, Va., USA, the company said Friday.
Gerdau Signs AMI Automation for EAF Services
28 August 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America has signed a technology and service agreement with AMI Automation, giving the steelmaker access to AMI’s SmartFurnace suite of optimization technology and services.
Gerdau Slates Improvements to Two U.S. Mills
16 July 2019 - Gerdau is upgrading two of its rolling mills in the eastern United States, outfitting them with new stands from SMS group.
Danieli Receives Performance Certificate on Texas EAF Upgrade
29 March 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America’s Midlothian, Texas, mill has completed an upgrade to its B furnace and issued the final acceptance certificate, according to the technology supplier on the project.
Gerdau Promotes Executive as Head of North American Division
24 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has tapped an executive in its North American long products business to lead the division.
Gerdau Finalizes Divestment of Texas Mill
03 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has completed the sale of its Beaumont, Texas, wire rod mill and two downstream facilities to an entity affiliated with Florida-based Wire Mesh Corp.
Primetals Technologies Finishes Upgrades to Georgia Caster
29 March 2018 - Gerdau’s sections mill in Cartersville, Ga., USA, has completed modifications to its 4-strand caster and has put the machine back into service, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
Gerdau Reaches Deal to Sell Texas Mill
31 January 2018 - Looking to focus more on its value-added business, Gerdau SA said Wednesday that it is divesting its Beaumont, Texas, USA, wire rod mill and two downstream facilities.
Gerdau Shakes Up North American Leadership
23 January 2018 - Gerdau and the president of its North American long steel division have parted ways.
Explosion at Gerdau Mill Injures Four
21 September 2017 - Gerdau has halted operations at its Wilton, Iowa, USA, mini-mill following a Wednesday night explosion that injured four people.
U.S. Wire Rod Makers Seek Trade Protection
29 March 2017 - Four U.S. steelmakers are accusing their counterparts in 10 countries of dumping carbon and alloy wire rod, undercutting U.S. prices, reports S&P Global Platts.
Gerdau Plans Modifications to Caster at Georgia Mill
23 March 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to modify the continuous caster at Gerdau’s Cartersville, Ga., USA, long products mill.
U.S. Producers Materially Injured by Dumped Rebar , Says Trade Commission
03 November 2016 - U.S. producers appear to have been harmed by dumped rebar from Japan, Taiwan and Turkey, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Thursday.
NAFTA Panel Mostly Rejects Mexican Challenge to U.S. Duty Order on Rebar
14 July 2016 - A North American Free Trade Agreement review panel has generally upheld a finding that U.S. producers had been harmed by unfairly traded Mexican rebar exports.
