Steel producer Gerdau will resume operations in September at the unit in the municipality of Araucária, in the state of Paraná
Gerdau recently announced that it will resume steel production operations in September at the unit located in the municipality of Araucária, in the state of Paraná. For the resumption of activities at the plant, the largest Brazilian steel producer and one of the main suppliers of long steel in the Americas needed to make an investment of around R$ 55 million. The company is still taking advantage of the moment when the civil construction market is on the rise to reactivate the unit. Check out this news: With the creation of 150 new jobs, Gerdau resumes steel production in Mogi das Cruzes, in São Paulo
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The resumption of production at the unit, in the state of Paraná
With an annual production capacity of 420,000 tons of crude steel, the unit located in Araucária, in the state of Paraná, has been dormant since 2014, and will have its activities gradually resumed, with volumes adjusted in line with evolution of the national market. As a result, around 300 new direct and indirect jobs will be created.
Marcos Faraco, vice-president of Gerdau, says that they are optimistic with the good perspectives presented for the domestic market. With the resumption of production, the company aims to continue meeting the increased demand for long steel in Brazil, as well as optimizing the supply of products to customers across the country in association with existing capacities.
The company says that such resumption of steel production at the unit, in the state of Paraná, is a reflection of the positive scenario for the demand for steel in Brazil, mainly from the civil construction, infrastructure and industry sectors, a segment that is the main buyer of steel. produced at the Araucária unit. With the resumption of production, the company aims to continue meeting the increased demand for long steel in Brazil, as well as optimizing the supply of products to customers across the country in association with existing capacities.
In addition to investing in Paraná, Gerdau will invest in the state of Minas Gerais
Gerdau announced an investment plan of R$ 6 billion in the state of Minas Gerais over the next five years, for modernization, technological updating and expansion of its local operations. With the contribution, the company reinforces its commitment to the sustainable, economic and social development of the state and will generate more than 6 thousand direct and indirect jobs.
Gerdau's investments will be divided into three axes: growth, technological updating and diversification, with the improvement of environmental practices as a transversal premise to the announced program. This is a plan that will cover all regions of Minas Gerais, where the company operates, benefiting dozens of municipalities, in steel production, mining, renewable energy production and the activity of planted forests.
Two important investments in expanding steel production will take place in Ouro Branco, in Minas Gerais, where the company has its main production plant. The unit will have the annual production capacity of hot rolled coils increased by 250 thousand tons/year, with the start of production scheduled for the beginning of 2024. In addition, Gerdau is expanding the production of structural profiles by 500 thousand tons/year, doubling the current capacity, and with the start of production projected for 2025. With this, Gerdau aims to continue serving the growing consumption of the consumer sectors of these products in Brazil and Latin America.
