Archive for the ‘Company Profiles’ Category

BM&F Bovespa SA Company Profile

BM&F Bovespa SA Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros is a Brazil-based holding company that controls the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. It was created as a result of the merger of the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F) and Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). Read more: BM&F Bovespa SA Company Profile

B2W – Companhia Global Do Varejo Company Profile

B2W – Companhia Global Do Varejo (B2W) is a Brazil-based retail company operating through various distribution channels: television, catalogs, kiosks and the Internet. B2W commercializes more than 700,000 items across over 30 product categories, including toys, tools, books, cellular telephones and hardware, among others. Read more: B2W – Companhia Global Do Varejo Company Profile

Dist. Produtos de Petroleo Ipiranga S.A. (IPIRANGA) Company profile

Dist. Produtos de Petroleo Ipiranga SA (IPIRANGA) is principally engaged in the distribution of petroleum and its by-products, such as gasoline, diesel and petrochemicals. The Company provides products for the automotive, industrial, and oil industries. Read more: Dist. Produtos de Petroleo Ipiranga S.A. (IPIRANGA) Company profile

Iochpe-Maxion S.A. Company Profile

Iochpe-Maxion S.A. is a Brazil-based investment holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in the auto parts and railway equipment sectors. Through its Maxion Componentes Estruturais Ltda. subsidiary, the Company focuses on the development, production and sale of complete chassis, Read more: Iochpe-Maxion S.A. Company Profile

Industrias Romi S.A. Company Profile

Industrias Romi S.A. is engaged in the production, sale, import and export of machine-tools, machines to work metals and plastics, industrial tool equipment and accessories, cast metal autoparts and parts in general. Read more: Industrias Romi S.A. Company Profile

Grendene S.A. Company Profile

Grendene SA is a Brazil-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of footwear. The Company is active in the manufacture of synthetic footwear, made from PVC (poly vinyl chloride) and EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate). Read more: Grendene S.A. Company Profile

Globex Utilidades S.A. Company Profile

Globex Utilidades S.A. is a Brazil-based retail operator. The Company has a presence in 10 States, with a network of more than 349 stores marketed under the Ponto Frio brand. The Company has opened two megastores in Sao Paulo and BarraShopping in Rio de Janeiro. Read more: Globex Utilidades S.A. Company Profile

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA is a low-fare, low-cost airline operating in Brazil. The Company provides frequent service on routes between all of Brazil’s major cities and to international destinations in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Read more: GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. Company Profile

Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. is a Brazil-based holding company for Gerdau Group, a group of companies principally dedicated to the production of steel products. The Company holds interests in steel production mills in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the United States and Uruguay. Gerdau Group has an installed capacity of 16.4 million metric tons of steel per year. Read more: Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. Company Profile

Gafisa S.A. Company Profile

Gafisa S.A. is a Brazil-based construction company. The Company’s activities include third-party construction, the provision of build-to-suit projects, and the construction of shopping centers, commercial and luxury buildings, and residential condominiums. The Company is already present in Manaus, Salvador, Itu, Macae, and Belem, and is planning to expand into Cuiaba and Campinas. In 2005 the Company announced a partnership with Equity International Properties, which is engaged in investments in the real estate sector in Latin America. Read more: Gafisa S.A. Company Profile

Fras-Le S.A. Company Profile

Fras-Le S.A. is a manufacturer of friction material, brakes and brake pads, with operations in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. The Company produces over 9,000 parts under the Fras-Le brand and many private labels, for both the original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket segments. Fras-Le’s products are exported to over 70 countries on five continents. Read more: Fras-Le S.A. Company Profile

Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil) Company Profile

Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A.-Fosfertil is a Brazil-based company that is principally engaged in the manufacture and supply of chemicals, fertilizers and other related products, as well as the provision of logistics services. The Company supplies raw materials and phosphated and nitrogenous intermediate products used in the production of fertilizers, Read more: Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil) Company Profile

Fertibras S.A. Company Profile

Fertibras S.A. is engaged in the production, marketing, distribution, export and import of nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizers. The Company is divided into three segments; Mistura e Comercializacao de Fertilizantes, whose primary activity is the mixture and commercialization of fertilizers; Read more: Fertibras S.A. Company Profile

Eternit S.A. Company Profile

Eternit S.A. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of asbestos and non-asbestos products. The Company’s products include corrugated roof sheets, flat sheets, cement plate, water tanks and pre-fabricated panels. Read more: Eternit S.A. Company Profile

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) Company Profile

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of aircraft for commercial, business jet and defense purposes. The Company’s aircrafts include EMB 120 Brasilia, a passenger aircraft; AM-X, a jet strike bomber, and ERJ 145 series, commercial aircrafts. Read more: Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) Company Profile

Empresa Brasileira de Compressores SA (Embraco) Company Profile

Empresa Brasileira de Compressores S.A. (Embraco) is a specialty provider of cooling solutions, producing hermetic compressors, condensing units and sealed units, for domestic and commercial use. These products are marketed to the refrigeration industry. Read more: Empresa Brasileira de Compressores SA (Embraco) Company Profile

Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA Company Profile

Eletropaulo Metropolitana S.A. is a Brazil-based electric power distribution company that is active in the operation of electric power utilities, primarily within the Greater Sao Paulo Area. Read more: Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA Company Profile

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras (ELETROBRAS) SA Company Profile

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA (ELETROBRAS) operates in the electric power sector in Brazil. The objective of ELETROBRAS is to perform activities involving studies, projects, construction and operation of electric power plants, transmission and distribution lines as well as underlying trade operations arising therefrom. Read more: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras (ELETROBRAS) SA Company Profile

Energias do Brasil EDP SA Company Profile

EDP – Energias do Brasil SA is mainly active in the generation, distribution and supply of electricity. In the electricity distribution area it has a 96.5% shareholding in Bandeirante Energia S.A., and holds 100% of IVEN, S.A., which controls Escelsa Espirito Santo Centrais Electricas, S.A., Read more: Energias do Brasil EDP SA Company Profile

Duratex SA Company Profile

Duratex S.A. is a manufacturer of wood products based in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the Company has nine industrial units in Brazil and two in Argentina, with branches in the main Brazilian cities and commercial subsidiaries in the United States and Europe. Duratex operates through two divisions: Read more: Duratex SA Company Profile