Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração

Coordinates: 19°40′00.64″S 46°54′31.25″W / 19.6668444°S 46.9086806°W / -19.6668444; -46.9086806
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19°40′00.64″S 46°54′31.25″W / 19.6668444°S 46.9086806°W / -19.6668444; -46.9086806

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM)
Founded1955
Headquarters
Araxá, State of Minas Gerais
,
Brazil
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFerroniobium, niobium oxides, vacuum-grade niobium alloys, niobium metal[1]
BRL 1.7 billion (2017)[2]
OwnerMoreira Salles family (70%)
Japanese/Korean consortium (15%)
Chinese consortium (15%)
Number of employees
1,800[1]
SubsidiariesCBMM North America
CBMM Europe
CBMM Asia
CBMM Technology Suisse
Websitewww.cbmm.com

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (

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CBMM is by far the world's largest producer of niobium metal and its alloys, providing over 80% of the world's supply.

ISO 14001-certified.[1]

CBMM's niobium products are sold to over 50 countries.[1] The company has its business headquarters, manufacturing facilities and technology center next to its mine in Araxá, and an office for sales and application technologies in São Paulo, as well as sales subsidiaries in the Pittsburgh area, Amsterdam, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, and warehouses in Russia, India, Sweden, South Korea, Spain, Italy, Canada and Japan.[5] CBMM also has a technology subsidiary in Geneva, CBMM Technology Suisse.[6]

The company was founded in 1955 and since 1965 has been controlled by the Moreira Salles family, one of Brazil's wealthiest, former owners of the Unibanco banking conglomerate. In 2011, a Chinese group acquired a 15% stake in CBMM, and a Japanese-South Korean consortium a further 15%.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "About CBMM". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. ^ a b c Alvarenga, Darlan (2013-04-09). "'Monopólio' brasileiro do nióbio gera cobiça mundial, controvérsia e mitos" [Brazilian niobium 'monopoly' brings about the world's greed, controversy, and myths]. G1 (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  3. ^ "Mine". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  4. ^ "Manufacturing". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  5. ^ "Where We Are". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  6. ^ "Where We Are - Technology Suisse". Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  7. ^ "Timeline". Retrieved 2016-05-23.

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