Gerdau

Summary

Gerdau is a business^[1]. Gerdau ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gerdau is in the country of Brazil^[3].
• Gerdau is in the country of BR^[4].
• Gerdau's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Gerdau's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Gerdau's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Gerdau's founder is recorded as João Gerdau^[8].
• Gerdau is owned by Metalúrgica Gerdau^[9].
• Gerdau's headquarters location is recorded as Porto Alegre^[10].
• Gerdau's chief executive officer is recorded as André Johannpeter^[11].
• Gerdau's Commons category is recorded as Gerdau S.A.^[12].
• Gerdau's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[13].
• Gerdau's stock exchange is recorded as São Paulo Stock Exchange^[14].
• Gerdau's industry is recorded as iron and steel industry^[15].
• Gerdau's industry is recorded as metal industry^[16].
• January 1, 1901 marks the founding of Gerdau^[17].
• 1971-03-09 marks the founding of Gerdau^[18].
• Gerdau's parent organization or unit is recorded as Metalúrgica Gerdau^[19].
• Gerdau's official website is recorded as http://www.gerdau.com.br^[20].
• Gerdau's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+47000'}^[21].
• Gerdau's legal form is recorded as S.A.^[22].
• Gerdau's legal form is recorded as X0SD^[23].
• Gerdau's different from is recorded as Gerdau^[24].
• Gerdau's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15317'}^[25].
• Gerdau's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14677'}^[26].
• Gerdau's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11200'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 254900YDV6SEQQPZVG24^[28]

• Registered legal name: Gerdau S.A.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: BR^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): X0SD^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1971-03-09^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2017-07-11^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-19^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-01-17^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000059^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 33.611.500/0001-19^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Gerdau's founder is recorded as João Gerdau^[8]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1901^[17] and 1971-03-09^[18].

Leadership

Gerdau's chief executive officer is recorded as André Johannpeter^[11].

Operations

Gerdau's headquarters location is recorded as Porto Alegre^[10]. Gerdau's parent organization or unit is recorded as Metalúrgica Gerdau^[19].

Industry

Industries include iron and steel industry^[15] and metal industry^[16].

Ownership

Gerdau is owned by Metalúrgica Gerdau^[9]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[13] and São Paulo Stock Exchange^[14].

Why It Matters

Gerdau ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).^[2] Gerdau has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Gerdau is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]