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With a 125-year history, Gerdau is the Brazilian largest steel producer and one of the leading producers of long steels and special steel in the world. In Brazil, it also produces flat steels and iron ore. With the purpose of empowering people who build the future, the company is a leading example of internationalization in the Brazilian industrial sector, operates in several countries across the Americas, and employs 30,000 people in all its operations. The company has 29 steel production units, of which 13 are plants located in North America. One of the largest recyclers in Latin America, scrap is an important raw material for Gerdau, which uses it for around 70% of the steel it produces. Every year, Gerdau transforms 10 million tonnes of scrap into a variety of steel products. As a result of its sustainable production matrix, Gerdau currently has one of the industry's lowest average greenhouse gas emissions (CO₂e), amounting to half the global industry average. The company even has a brand specifically for a line of low-carbon products, called Gerdau NewEco. Gerdau’s shares are listed on the São Paulo (B3) and New York (NYSE) stock exchanges.

Usinas Siderurgicas De Minas Gerais S A Usiminas is a mining & metals company based out of Avenida Doutor Angelo Teixeira Da Costa, 602, Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Alupar is a holding in the energy sector, dedicated to the segments of transmission and generation, focusing in the development and investment in infrastructure projects related to the energy sector in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. Alupar is a market leader in the transmission segment in terms of profitability compared to the other peer companies of its sector in Brazil. The company is also the largest 100% private company and the top five among all companies from the segment. Alupar is part of a national private holding company acting for 50 years in activities of electrical power transmission systems and hydro power plants generation, rendering of engineering and construction services for the infrastructure, telecommunications, cable TV and manufacture of structures and concrete precast segments. The technical competence of the Alupar Group to it which belongs to, contributes for its expertise in the development and operation on transmission system; Such expertise also allows Alupar to develop transmission projects with efficiency and quality, from its conception to its effective operation. Alupar has being demonstrating efficiency and quality which may be evidenced by the high quality performance indexes in its operational undertakings.