OREANDA-NEWS. October 15, 2012. Gerdau was elected this year the best company to work for in the Metallurgy and Steel sector according to Voce S/A Exame - The Best Companies to Work For.

The Guia Voce S/A Exame recognizes every year the companies that stand out for excellence in caring for the working environment and for the consistency of their human resource practices. Created in 2007, it is one of the largest and most respected organizational climate surveys in Brazil.

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.