HomeNon-ferrous MetalsMinor metals Gerdau to revamp melt shop at Brazil's Riograndense mill Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will stop activities at its Riograndense mill in the country’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state for almost a year starting in February, to revamp its melt shop. Rolling output is expected to continue, however, the company said on Thursday January 20. Gerdau will invest 200 million Reais ($36 million) to modernize and overhaul the melt shop, with downtime expected to last through the beginning of 2023, the company said. But it... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Renato Rostás January 20, 2022 13:59 GMT São Paulo Keywords Gerdau Brazilian long steel steel rebar Riograndense Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}