Sustainability footprint Gerdau operates as the world’s largest charcoal producer with extensive scrap-based steelmaking, maintaining one of the industry’s lowest CO2e intensities. This presents an opportunity to position sustainability-focused offerings, green finance products, or supply chain improvements tied to low-emission steel usage for European and North American customers prioritizing carbon reduction.

Scrap-to-steel leverage With 73% of steel produced from scrap and an annual transformation of 11 million tonnes of scrap, there is potential to sell supplementary recycling services, scrap supply optimization, or circular economy collaborations with scrap processors and OEMs seeking reliable, domestic steel inputs.

Regional leadership As Brazil’s largest steel producer and a major recycling hub in Latin America with operations in nine countries, Gerdau presents cross-border expansion opportunities for equipment, logistics, and digital governance solutions to support multi-country manufacturing operations and supply chain visibility.

Next venture potential Gerdau Next signals a strategic interest in adjacent steel segments and entrepreneurship; there is a sales opening for innovation partnerships, incubator programs, or co-development of new alloys, services, or materials that complement long and flat steel products.

Dividend and stability Consistently highlighted as a dividend stock with earnings potential and upgraded buy ratings, Gerdau represents a customer profile for financial products, market data analytics, treasury services, and partner platforms that rely on stable, creditworthy industrial counterparties.