Fall in demand due to the Brazilian steel, gale group decided to suspend its Brazilian Guaira long products factory and rolling mills, Curitiba shift production to other steel mills in Brazil, customer delivery will not be affected.

Gale way Guaira crude steel long products factory annual production capacity of 541000 tons, long products annual capacity of 166000 tons, the main products for billet, rebar and small bar. Brazilian steel association, according to the three quarter Brazil steel apparent consumption fell 11%, once Brazil demand recovery, two factories will be restarted.