# Russula awarded contracts to upgrade Gerdau Petersburg structural steel mill

Gerdau Petersburg awarded Russula two contracts to upgrade electrical equipment in its structural steel plant in Petersburg, Virginia. The upgrades involve replacing legacy drives with modern ABB ACS880 series. Commissioning is scheduled for Q4 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-09-14
- Where: Petersburg, Virginia, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: structural steel, electrical drives
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Gerdau](https://endata.com/companies/16353.md) (customer)
- [Russula](https://endata.com/companies/18709.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [russula.com](https://www.russula.com/project/gerdau-petersburgs-structural-steel-mill-modernization), 2021-09-14: "Commissioning is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022."

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