Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração
Coordinates: 19°40′00.64″S 46°54′31.25″W / 19.6668444°S 46.9086806°W
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Type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Metals and Technology |
Founded | 1955 |
Headquarters | Araxá, State of Minas Gerais , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Ferroniobium, niobium oxides, vacuum-grade niobium alloys, niobium metal[1] |
BRL 1.7 billion (2017)[2] | |
Number of employees | 1,800[1] |
Subsidiaries | CBMM North America CBMM Europe CBMM Asia CBMM Technology Suisse |
Website | www |
Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (Portuguese for Brazilian Metallurgy and Mining Company), or CBMM for short, is a Brazilian company that specializes in the processing and technology of niobium, extracted from its pyrochlore mine near the city of Araxá, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
CBMM is by far the world's largest producer of niobium metal and its alloys, providing over 80% of the world's supply.[2] Like the other producers of this metal, the company does not sell raw niobium ore, only ferroniobium, other niobium alloys and oxides, and the pure metal, all produced in its facilities next to the open-pit mine.[3] As of 2016, CBMM produces 90,000 tonnes of ferroniobium equivalent per year, which is slated to be increased to 150,000 tonnes/year.[4] The Araxá ore deposit is large enough to supply the market demand for at least 200 years at current consumption rates.[2] CBMM was the world's first mining and metallurgy company to be 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 acquired a 15% stake in CBMM, and a Japanese-South Korean consortium a further 15%.[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "About CBMM". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "Mine". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "Manufacturing". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "Where We Are". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "Where We Are - Technology Suisse". Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ "Timeline". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
External links[]
- Company Website in English
- 1955 establishments in Brazil
- Niobium mines in Brazil
- Companies based in Minas Gerais
- Non-renewable resource companies established in 1955
- Mining companies of Brazil
- Brazilian brands
- Multinational companies headquartered in Brazil
- Brazilian company stubs
- Mining company stubs