Gerdauis now producing steel for Leaf Springs at Tadipatri plant

TADIPATRI, January 16, 2016: Gerdau, the leading producer of long steel in the Americas and one of the largest suppliers of special steel in the world, has recentlydeveloped facilities at its Tadipatri plant to produce steel for Leaf Springs. Leaf springs are used in the suspension for heavy commercial vehicles such as vans and trucks, SUVs, and railway carriages. The leaf spring acts as a linkage for holding the axle in position and thus separate linkages are not necessary. It makes the construction of the suspension simple and strong.

The first consignment was supplied to the Leaf Spring manufacturing customer from GSI facilities on 15th Jan 2016, it was flagged off by Mr. Ugaraj Delli, Mr. Purushotamin the presence of Industrial Director Jaya Prakash.

“Our commitment to excellence and growth has resulted in Gerdau India being able to produce quality steel for our customers. I am pleased to say that our facilities to provide steel for leaf springs are running successfully and we are looking forward to continuing to provide a dynamic range of products to our customers.” said Mr. Sridhar Krishnamoorthy, Managing Director, Gerdau Steel India. “Completing a challenging project as such indicates how well our team engaged together during the project. We take pride in this new beginning that will benefit our clients’ businesses for decades to come. Our goal is to continually broaden our product offering to our customers.”

About Gerdau

Gerdau is the leading producer of long steel in the Americas and one of the largest suppliers of special long steel in the world. It has more than 45,000 employees and industrial operations in 14 countries with operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, which together represent an installed capacity of more than 25 million metric tons of steel per year. Gerdau is the largest recycler in Latin America and around the world and transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year. Gerdau is listed on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York and Madrid, and has approximately 140,000 shareholders.

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