Gerdau Ameristeel puts its stamp on the steel business in the US. The company is one of the largest minimill steelmakers in North America, with a capacity to produce about 12.4 million tons of finished steel annually.  Through about 20 mills, Gerdau Ameristeel sells to the eastern two-thirds of North America. The company also operates scrap recycling operations, specialty processing centers, and rebar fabricating and coating plants. Its minimills produce beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, and wire rod primarily used in the automotive, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries. The company is owned by Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau.