Company Profile

The Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM), of Moreira Salles Group, is 100% Brazilian and is involved in the extraction, processing, manufacturing and marketing of niobium-based products.

A profit sharing agreement between state-owned CODEMIG and CBMM ensures the rational exploitation of the niobium deposit located near the city of Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The contract concedes 25% of CBMM's net operational profits to the state of Minas Gerais.

CBMM is the only niobium producer present in all market segments. With subsidiary companies in Europe (Niobium Products Company GmbH, Dusseldorf) and in North America Reference Metals Company Inc. (Pittsburgh), CBMM dedicates special attention to its customers, wherever they may be around the globe.