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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.

Founded in 1961, WEG is a global electro-electronic equipment company, operating in the capital goods sector a with focus on electric motors, gearboxes and drives and controls, energy generation and transformers, electrification products and systems, automation and digitalization. WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility. With manufacturing units in 15 countries and present in more than 135 countries, the company has more than 47,000 employees worldwide. WEG’s net revenue reached R$ 38.0 billion in 2024, 57.0% from external markets.

A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer has businesses in Commercial and Executive Aviation, Defense & Security, and Agricultural Aviation. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing Services and Support to customer after-sales. Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year.