Gerdau has just signed a technical cooperation agreement with Japan-based JFE Steel Corporation for the production in Brazil of heavy plates, a value added steel good, to serve the market in the Americas. The agreement will optimize the learning curve of the heavy plate rolling mill slated to start operations in July at the Ouro Branco Mill in the state of Minas Gerais, marking the expansion of Gerdau's product line in the flat steel segment. The rolling mill initially was scheduled to start operations in late 2016, but the startup date was brought forward.
JFE's technical consultants will help Gerdau to improve its technological mastery of heavy plate production, which should accelerate advances in its production processes. The technical cooperation agreement encompasses both the rolling and melt shop operations. This means that the Japanese will provide complete support for the development of new products. By July, the rolling mill should be producing a complete array of gauges.
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