Gerdau Corsa Opens Recycling Plant in Tlaquepaque
Gerdau Corsa has laid the cornerstone for a new sustainable recycling plant in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, with the capacity to collect and process more than 60,000 metric tons of ferrous scrap per year, which will then be reused as raw material in steel production.
The facility will cover an area of 25,000 m² and will expand the company's infrastructure to recover, sort, and process ferrous materials from the region and transport them to its production plants. This operation plays a key role in Gerdau Corsa’s production model because approximately 94% of the raw materials the company uses to manufacture steel come fromrecycled materials.
The Tlaquepaque plant will serve as a link between scrap collectors and suppliers, transportation and logistics companies, teams skilled in materials handling, and steel mills where ferrous waste can be reused to manufacture steel.
The operation will make it possible to collect materials that have reached the end of their first useful life so they can then undergo reception, sorting, and conditioning processes before being sent to Gerdau Corsa’s production plants. This model allows for a reduction in dependence on virgin raw materials and ensures that ferrous materials are incorporated into successive cycles of reuse—a key feature for the steel industry due to steel’s ability to be recycled and reincorporated into new production processes.
In addition, the new facility will provide the company with greater proximity to scrap suppliers in Jalisco and other nearby areas, reducing distances within a supply chain that requires the collection and transport of large volumes of materials to processing centers.
Mario Augusto, manager of the Metals Division at Gerdau Corsa, stated: “This plant represents an investment in a value chain that creates opportunities and allows us to make better use of the resources we already have available. Tlaquepaque joins a network that connects recycling with steel production and, ultimately, with the infrastructure Mexico needs to continue developing.”
