AMG Brasil S.A. (successor to Companhia Industrial Fluminense)
is an important producer of metallic alloys and chemical
products, located in São João del-Rei, in the state of Minas
Gerais, Brazil.
Founded in 1912 in the city of Niterói (Rio de Janeiro), it stood
out as one of the companies that grew the most during the 1920s, basically
from match production.
In the 50s, it began to mine cassiterita, an ore used in tin production,
and tantalite, which was exported. In 1960, after purchasing the Carandaí
River Hydroelectric Plant in Minas Gerais (which is still in operation
and supplies more than 100% of the factory’s demand), the Company
moved its industrial facilities to São João del-Rei, closer to the
source of basic ores for production. With vast availability of raw
materials and low cost electricity, the results appeared quickly.
New products began to be manufactured and LSM Brasil became a pioneer
in Latin America in the production of metallic silicon and mischmetal.
In 1978, the Metallurg Group (USA) purchased Companhia de Estanho
Minas Brasil (Mibra), today CIF Mineração, located seventy kilometers
from São João del-Rei, with mineral reserves of tantalite, microlite,
columbite and cassiterita, becoming an important source of ores for
the world market.
At the start of the 90s, LSM Brasil assumed leadership of the special
aluminum alloys market in Brazil and began exports first to the South
American market. During this period, the Company implemented an important
modernization process, installing new equipment, incorporating technology
into ore extraction and industrial production.
Beginning in 1996, LSM Brasil concentrated its focus on two lines
of activity – special aluminum alloys/ tantalum and niobium oxides
and tablets, strengthening its chemical- metallurgical core.
Currently, LSM Brasil is one of the strongest companies in this
industry, offering quality and service recognized by the market.
With high quality and competitive prices, it has been strongly
increasing its global share, serving the US, Asian and European
markets.