Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos
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| founding | 1926 |
| Seat | Ribeirão Pires , Brazil |
| Branch | Defense industry |
| Website | Homepage CBC |
Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) is a Brazilian arms company.
history
In 1926, two Italian immigrants founded a cartridge factory ( Fábrica Nacional de Cartuchos e Munição ), which developed into one of the world's largest ammunition manufacturers. The company was able to rely on a decade-long monopoly in Brazil.
The main shareholder of CBC is Daniel Birmann. He holds his shares through Charles Limited. This is registered in the British Virgin Islands .
In Germany, the ammunition factory Metallwerk Elisenhütte Nassau (MEN), which was facing bankruptcy, was taken over in 2007 by the CBC . The group also includes the Czech Sellier & Bellot and the US ammunition manufacturer Magtech .
Production sites in Brazil are in Ribeirão Pires in the state of São Paulo and in Montenegro in the state of Rio Grande do Sul .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fabian Kern: Swiss ammunition for Brazil , In: KoBra co-operation Brazil from January 16, 2018; last accessed on February 4, 2018.
- ↑ Bruno Schrep : We only supply the good . In: Der Spiegel . No. 30 , 2010 ( online ).