Finally, our first customer is Gerdau and its steel mills, which enables us to develop and test new products and solutions quickly and with the intimacy of application", explains Alexandre de Toledo Corrêa, Head of Gerdau Graphene. "The launch of Gerdau Graphene is another strategic move by Gerdau Next towards diversifying the Group's businesses to complement the steel chain and our customers' businesses. We have already been working with graphene in Manchester, England, since 2019. Graphene is the strongest material ever found and is one of the best conductors, with numerous potential applications.