Gerdau invests R$185 million in the modernization of the plant in Divinópolis

Specifications:

Name:

Gerdau invests R$185 million in the modernization of the plant in Divinópolis

Location:

Divinópolis

Company:

Gerdau

Estimated Cost:

R$185 million

Source:

https://www2.gerdau.com.br/

Introduction:

Historic contribution will bring technological and safety updates and will generate almost 2 thousand new jobs during the works Divinópolis, located in the center-west region of Minas Gerais.

Features:

The record investment of R$185 million is part of the R$6 billion investment package that the Company announced last year for Minas Gerais and will be directed to the modernization and improvement of systems and processes that will have significant impacts on environmental conditions and operational security.

The company has been planning for 12 months to carry out projects in the steel shop, blast furnaces and rolling mills. For the reforms, it will be necessary to stop the unit. The works should last 30 days and will have 2,000 direct and indirect employees, hired exclusively for the plant's modernization process. The current workforce will be maintained.

Automation and productivity

Eleven projects were designed for the Blast Furnace area, totaling an investment of R$ 121 million, the largest share of the plan. According to Mauro Castro, Gerdau's Executive Manager, responsible for the operation of the Divinópolis plant, the three blast furnaces will be modernized after a revitalization.

The melt shop will undergo six interventions. One of the novelties will be the installation of a new thermography (temperature) monitoring system, which allows a full-time analysis of pig iron and steel pans. Cameras enable better planning of equipment maintenance, for example.

Another axis of the plan is automation and improvement of lamination performance. A total of seven projects will be implemented. The improvements are aimed at optimizing resources and inputs such as water and energy and ensuring a cleaner process.