BRAZIL: Construction plans for proposed $365,000,000 steel manufacturing expansion project is expected to be followed by the building of another $275,000,000 steel mill, GERDAU SA [Brazil] - Order #: 027205. From: WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion | Date: February 1, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Worldwide Projects, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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The local GERDAU SA, Brazil's biggest steel maker, recently announced that is was planning to expand its steel manufacturing operations. In so doing, the company is proposing to increase the production output at its facilities in Rio de Janeiro as well as build as new steel plant at that site. As a result, GERDAU intends to increase production of long steels at its Gerdau Cosigua plant in Rio and build a new mill to produce specialty steels for the do...