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Company type | Public |
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SIDERC1 | |
Industry | Siderurgy |
Founded | 1956 |
Headquarters | Chimbote, Peru |
Key people | Juan Pablo Garcia Bayce (CEO) |
Products | Steel & Iron |
Revenue | US$ 543.2 Million (2008) |
Number of employees | 2,500 |
Parent | Gerdau |
Website | https://www.siderperu.com.pe |
SIDERPERU is a Peruvian steel and iron company and controlled by Gerdau, a Brazilian siderurgy company.[1]
The company was founded in 1956 in Chimbote city. The steel complex is set in a 600 hectares large site and has a production capacity of more than 500 tons of steel products. It includes a blast furnace, the only one in Peru, and several electric arc furnaces that produce steel sponges. Since its foundation the company is the largest in its sector in Peru.