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Gerdau
100 years of tradition focused in the
production of steel in mini-mills and in the
distribution of steel products. Installed
capacity of 8 million metric tons of crude
steel. 24th largest world steel producer and
the best ranked Brazilian Company. Largest
Latin American long steel producer.
Distribution network with 64 sales points, 3
service centers for flat steel and 27 fab
shops for civil construction. 9 steel plants in
Brazil, 9 abroad and 2 strategic shareholdings.
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Results
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Operations
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Indebtedness
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Investments
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Amortization
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Ratios
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Cash Flow
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Outlook
Rationing of electricity may reduce crude steel
output by 4.5 in 2001.
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Outlook
Economic impact of the real devaluation is almost
nil for Gerdau due to its capital structure and
its ability to generate a cash flow in U.S.
dollars.
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Outlook
Total shipments expected to remain at the same
levels of 2000 in spite of the impact of the
increase in interest rates and the devaluation of
the real.
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