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
Electrical Upgrades Underway at Gerdau Bar Mill
04 January 2016 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) is installing a new rolling mill control system at Gerdau's Jackson, Tenn., USA bar plant, the company has announced.
Nucor to Acquire Cold Finish Bar Assets in Ohio and Georgia
09 November 2015 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring two Gerdau Long Steel bright bar facilities for an undisclosed amount, Nucor has announced.
Gerdau Supplying Long Steel for US$1 Billion Airport Expansion
29 September 2015 - Gerdau is filling an order for 16,500 tons of rebar and structural steel that's being used to expand a U.S. airport.
American Metal Market Announces 2015 Award Winners for Steel Excellence
17 June 2015 - Winners of the sixth annual American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence were announced 9 June 2015 at the annual Steel Awards Dinner held in conjunction with the Steel Success Strategies XXX conference.
Gerdau’s New Structural Steel Mill in Mexico Starting Up Operations
02 March 2015 - With the start of steel production scheduled for the first quarter of 2015, the melt shop of Gerdau's new steel mill in Mexico is in its final testing period.
Gerdau Employees Donate More Than 44,000 Pounds of Food to Local Charities
05 February 2015 - Employees of Gerdau’s North American special and long steel business divisions collected more than 44,000 pounds of non-perishable food items for charities in the communities in which they operate during the 2014 holiday season.
New Caster at Gerdau’s St. Paul, Minn., Mill Begins Production
28 August 2014 - A US$60 million project to replace the continuous caster at Gerdau’s steel mill in St. Paul, Minn., is nearing completion.
Gerdau's Sayreville Mill Earns International Energy Certification
14 August 2014 - The Gerdau Long Steel North America steel mill in Sayreville, N.J., is the first North American steel mill to be awarded ISO 50001 certification, an international distinction that recognizes the mill’s energy management system.
Platts Global Metals Awards Laud 2014 Winners’ Innovative & Philanthropic Initiatives
28 May 2014 - Companies and individuals from four continents were honored Wednesday, 21 May 2014 at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards for exemplary achievements in the steel, metals and mining industries.
SMA Presents Annual Awards for Safety, Environmental Stewardship, Innovation and Community Involvement
14 May 2014 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) presented its annual awards for 2014, recognizing the safety, environmental stewardship, innovation and community involvement efforts of the minimill steel industry.
Gerdau Announces Management Changes
07 April 2014 - Gerdau announced management promotions for Guilherme Johannpeter and Peter Campo.
U.S. Rod Producers Applaud Decision Moving Trade Case vs. China Forward
18 March 2014 - U.S. wire rod producers are applauding a recent government decision in a trade case against wire rod imports from China.
U.S. Files Trade Case Against Chinese Wire Rod
03 February 2014 - U.S. producers of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod have filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions against China.
Gerdau Receives 2013 Manufacturer of the Year Award in Florida
31 December 2013 - The Gerdau mill in Jacksonville, Fla., received the 2013 Manufacturer of the Year award from the Manufacturers Association of Florida, an organization which exists to improve the business environment for manufacturers in Florida.
New Off-Gas Analysis System from MORE Put Into Operation at Gerdau Jacksonville
18 November 2013 - In August 2013, MORE srl of Gemona del Friuli, Italy, installed and commissioned a new generation LINDARC 2.0 real time laser EAF off-gas analysis system at Gerdau Jacksonville.
Gerdau Midlothian Successfully Starts Up Lime/Dololime Sidewall Injection System from MORE
30 October 2013 - Gerdau Midlothian, located in Midlothian, Texas, commissioned the lime and dololime fix injection technology supplied from MORE srl (Italy) on EAF A and EAF B.
Steel Companies Attend AIST Funded Steel Day at Michigan Tech
18 October 2013 - Contrary to popular belief, the death of the steel industry has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, steel is booming, more than 200 Michigan Technological University students who gathered to talk with industry leaders learned at Michigan Tech’s first annual Steel Day, held earlier this week.
Report: Gerdau to Idle Cambridge, Ontario, Melt Shop
12 August 2013 - The steel company Gerdau, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, has announced plans to idle the melt shop at its Cambridge, Ontario, steel mill complex, according to Recycling Today.
Danieli Automation Provides First Q-ROBOT to Mexican Market
06 June 2013 - In December 2012, the Gerdau Corsa electric meltshop in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, ordered from Danieli Automation a Q-ROBOT Melt system for its EAF, to enhance safety during EAF operations.
Gerdau Employees Are Industry Champions of North America at Global Steel Competition
28 February 2013 - Richard Zhang and Kyle Cormier, employees at the Gerdau steel mill in Whitby, Canada, were industry champions of North America and won second place in the World Steel Association’s 7th annual Steel University Challenge, which took place on 19 February in Brussels, Belgium.
