Permetal Metais Perfurados

What Permetal Metais Perfurados does

Permetal S.A. (trading as Permetal Metais Perfurados) is a Brazilian industrial manufacturer founded on April 30, 1958, specializing in perforated and expanded metal products. The company operates its main manufacturing plant and headquarters in Cravinhos, São Paulo, with a distribution branch in São Paulo city, and is organized around four wholly-owned sub-brands: Permetal (core perforated and expanded sheets), Metalgrade (electrofused fencing and gratings), MGZinc (hot-dip galvanizing services), and PSA Soluções Arquitetônicas em Metal (architectural facades, brise soleil, and metal ceilings), plus the Permetal Express ready-stock line. Core manufacturing technology covers stamping, expansion, conical perforation (the proprietary Conidure process), electroforming for 99.9% pure nickel centrifuge screens, laser cutting, calendering, bending, and in-house hot-dip galvanizing and electrostatic painting. Materials processed include carbon steel (SAE 1006/1008 to 8.00mm), stainless steel (304/316/410), aluminum (0.40–8.00mm), and nickel, with sheet thicknesses from 0.30mm to 12.7mm.

The product portfolio spans more than 20 SKUs across industrial lines (perforated sheets, expanded mesh in EXP and GME models, Conidure screens, filter elements, industrial metal floors, anti-glare screens meeting ABNT 7941, Cuban and tubular counter-screens for sugar centrifuges) and architectural lines (brise soleil, decorative perforated panels, metal ceilings, guardrails, perforated roof tiles for acoustic control, metal fencing, rib lath). The company serves enterprise customers across six verticals: general industries (designated primary segment), architecture and construction, sugarcane/sugar-alcohol (a heritage vertical since 1958), automotive/agricultural/roadway, food processing and agribusiness, and exports to Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Named enterprise customers include Vale, CSN, AGCO, Raízen, Carrefour, Hyundai Caoa, Fundação Bradesco, USP Leste, UNESP Barra Funda, SESI Jundiaí, SEBRAE DF, Instituto de Pesquisa da Santa Casa, and Rio Centro.

Permetal runs a sales-led, quote-based business model with no public price list or e-commerce. Revenue is generated through one-time project sales (Permetal and PSA architectural lines) plus standard-stock ready-delivery items (Permetal Express). Distribution is direct, segmented by Brazilian region (Norte/Nordeste, Sul, Centro-Oeste, RJ/ES/MG, SP zones) and by sector, with a dedicated export department handling international sales. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no public funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no leadership changes documented in the input data. Operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified, covering all perforation, expansion, and finishing activities.

Name

Permetal Metais Perfurados

Legal name

Permetal S.A.

Website

https://permetal.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Permetal S.A., founded 1958 in Brazil, is a Latin American market leader in perforated and expanded metal products, serving enterprise customers across construction, sugar-alcohol, agriculture, automotive, and general industry, with export operations spanning four continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal manufacturing — perforated and expanded metal products

NAICS

Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (332322), Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing (33232), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMADACAM

Metal Cladding, Soffits & Trim (Non-Panel Components)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Structural Steel & Metal Building Products

SECONDARYIMADACAE

Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Structural Steel & Metal Building Products

SECONDARYIMAFAMAE

Sheet Metal & Flashing Works (Gutters, Copings, Edge Metal, Downspouts)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Building Envelope & Exterior Works (Roofing, Facades, Glazing)

Keywords

• Perforated metal sheets
• Expanded metal manufacturing
• Industrial metal flooring
• Architectural metal facades
• Centrifuge screens

Headquarters

HQ city

Cravinhos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Perforated and Expanded Metal Manufacturing: Permetal generates revenue primarily through the manufacture and sale of custom perforated and expanded metal sheets. They produce to customer specifications with various perforation patterns, materials, and finishes. Sales are project-based with quotes generated for each order. They also offer Permetal Express for standard stock items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Permetal manufactures and sells perforated and expanded metal products for industrial and architectural applications, including perforated sheets in multiple hole patterns, expanded metal sheets, stamped/embossed sheets, industrial metal floors, anti-glare roadway screens, and specialized conical-perforation Conidure screens for centrifuges and filtration. Products are made to customer specifications using carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and nickel, with in-house finishing services including hot-dip galvanization, electrostatic painting, laser cutting, bending, and calendering.

Product overview

Permetal S.A. is a market leader in Latin America for perforated and expanded metal products, founded in 1958 and operating from Cravinhos, São Paulo. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of metal processing solutions organized into core product lines: Chapas Perfuradas (Perforated Sheets) with various hole patterns, Chapas Expandidas (Expanded Sheets) in EXP and GME models, Chapas Recalcadas (Stamped Sheets), Pisos Industriais Metálicos (Industrial Metal Floors), and Chapas Conidure (conical-hole screens). Beyond core products, Permetal provides finishing solutions (Soluções com Acabamento) including galvanization and painting, and special/custom products (Produtos Especiais). The product portfolio spans multiple industries including construction/architecture (Brises Metálicos, Paineis Perfurados, Chapas Decorativas, Forros Metálicos, Guarda Corpos), infrastructure (Gradil Metálico, Telas Antiofuscantes), and industrial applications (Elementos Filtrantes, Sucroalcooleira, Alimentícia e Agroindústria, Automotiva e Agrícola lines). The company operates sub-brands: Metalgrade for electro-welded fencing, MGZinc for galvanization services, Permetal Express for ready-stock items, and PSA Soluções Arquitetônicas for architectural solutions. Manufacturing capabilities include laser cutting, bending, calendering, electrostatic painting, hot-dip galvanization, and stamping/repuxo processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Metalgrade: Linha de grades de piso e gradis eletrofundidos para cercamentos industriais, comerciais e residenciais.
• PSA Soluções Arquitetônicas em Metal
• MGZinc
• Permetal Express

Products and services

• Chapas Perfuradas (Perforated Sheets) Metal sheets with round, square, rectangular, oblong, and hexagonal hole patterns produced through stamping/punching. Available in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum with thicknesses from 0.30mm to 12.7mm. Used by industrial and architectural buyers for filtration, separation, protection, and decorative applications.
• Chapas Expandidas (Expanded Sheets) Metal sheets produced through an expansion process that eliminates material waste. EXP model with diamond/losangular mesh for light-duty decorative, filter, and mosquito screen applications. GME model with heavier mesh for industrial floors, safety grilles, and highway anti-glare screens. Materials include carbon steel (0.45-8mm), stainless steel (0.40-5mm), and aluminum (0.40-8mm).
• Chapas Recalcadas (Stamped/Embossed Sheets) Sheets produced by stamping to create geometrically arranged raised surface patterns. Provide anti-slip properties, liquid drainage, light passage, and high durability for industrial flooring and platform applications.
• Pisos Industriais Metálicos (Industrial Metal Floors) Metal flooring solutions including expanded metal floors, Fort Piso, perforated/repuxed floors, recalcados floors, and industrial tiles. Suitable for walkways, bridges, panels, and mezzanines with 37% open area for drainage and ventilation.
• Soluções com Acabamento (Finishing Services) Surface treatment and finishing services including electrostatic powder coating, hot-dip galvanization, stainless steel finishing, stamping and forming, cutting/bending, welding, and calendering for complete product delivery to customers.
• Produtos Especiais (Special Products) Custom and specialized metal solutions including Hexsteel screens for high-temperature applications, artesian well filters (NOLD type), and custom perforated pieces with artistic stamping or laser-cut patterns per client specifications.
• Chapas Conidure (Conidure Conical Perforation Sheets) Perforated sheets with triangular conical holes produced through a proprietary process that allows smaller holes relative to sheet thickness, including in stainless steel. Hole openings from 0.2mm to 1.5mm in thicknesses 0.3mm to 1.2mm. Used in centrifuges, vibrating screens, coal centrifuges, fruit juice strainers, and hammer mills. Conical shape reduces flow resistance enabling faster drainage.
• Brises Metálicos (Metal Brise Soleil) Metal brise soleil panels with precise mesh patterns for solar control and aesthetic applications. Made from expanded metal process with strict technical specifications. Materials include carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Used on building facades including Carrefour Express Vila Olímpia and Hyundai Caoa dealerships.
• Chapas Decorativas (Decorative Sheets) Decorative perforated sheets with over 20 differentiated hole pattern models for facade, divider, ceiling, and furniture applications. Available in custom designs upon request.
• Paineis Perfurados (Perforated Panels) Perforated metal panels for facades, cladding, and decorative projects. Available in carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum with customized perforation patterns.
• Gradil Metálico (Metalgrade Electro-Welded Fencing) Electro-welded metal fencing solutions including Artis, Leone, Omega, Parque, Sigma, and Stadium V models. Produced by electrofusion process for superior durability without traditional welding. Suitable for residential, commercial, and industrial applications with hot-dip galvanization and electrostatic painting options.
• Perfurações Especiais (Special Perforations) Custom perforation solutions for special specifications per client drawings with differentiated characteristics. Supports high production capacity for various project types.
• Pisos Metálicos (Metal Floors) Metal flooring made from expanded, perforated, or stamped sheets with flat, stamped, or folded (stair type) finishes. Suitable for ground application or elevated platforms and walkways.
• Suporte para Argamassa (Rib Lath Mortar Support) Expanded mesh Rib Lath used as concrete support for foundations, walls, ceilings, and partitions, providing additional rigidity and preventing wall ruptures.
• Tela Expandida em Rolo (Expanded Mesh Roll) Expanded mesh rolls for concrete applications, area enclosure, and anti-insect/anti-bird screens. Economical and practical solution for various applications.
• Telas Antiofuscantes (Anti-Glare Highway Screens) Expanded metal screens for highway applications that minimize driver glare from oncoming headlights. Manufactured under ABNT 7941 standard in single-piece construction with no joints or woven wires for high durability.
• Telhas Perfuradas (Perforated Roof Tiles) Perforated roof sheets for acoustic control with varied perforation models and open area for noise reduction projects.
• Tela Mosquiteiro (Mosquito Screen) Mosquito screens made from aluminum or galvanized steel expanded metal with good cost-benefit, durability, and weather resistance.
• Guarda Corpos (Guardrails) Metal guardrails for safety in various environments. Available in pre-galvanized, stainless steel, and aluminum with various hole configurations (round, square, oblong, etc.).
• Forros Metálicos (Metal Ceilings) Expanded and perforated metal ceilings that conceal installations while allowing air passage. Used in airports, shopping centers, stations, restaurants, offices, and cultural institutions.
• Elementos Filtrantes (Filter Elements) Filter elements for solid particle, liquid, and gas filtration using perforated and expanded sheets. Includes micro-expanded mesh for filters up to heavy mesh for industrial floors.
• Linha Sucroalcooleira (Sugar-Alcohol Industry Line) Complete product line for sugar and alcohol industry including cane washers, feeding tables, bagacilho selectors, vacuum rotary filters, nickel centrifuge screens, Cuban screens, and tubular counter-screens for automatic centrifuges.
• Linha Alimentícia e Agroindústria (Food and Agribusiness Line) Products for food and agroindustry including filter elements, Conidure screens for feed mills, conveyor belt screens, grain dryer silo sheets, separation screens, and special shredder screens.
• Linha Automotiva, Agrícola e Rodoviária (Automotive, Agricultural, and Road Line) Products for automotive and agricultural sectors including front screens for tractor hoods, equipment protection sheets, filter/drying elements, agricultural screens, laser-cut perforated sheets, and formed/bent/undulated perforated sheets.
• Metalgrade (Sub-Brand: Electrofused Grilles and Floor Grates) Electro-welded metal fencing and grate brand including Artis, Leone, Omega, Parque, Sigma, and Stadium V models. Produced by electrofusion process for superior durability without traditional welding.
• MGZinc (Sub-Brand: Hot-Dip Galvanization Service) Hot-dip galvanization service providing corrosion protection for metal structures.
• Permetal Express (Sub-Brand: Ready-Stock Standard Items) Express ready-stock product line of standard perforated and expanded metal items for faster delivery, complementing custom project manufacturing.
• PSA Soluções Arquitetônicas (Sub-Brand: Architectural Metal Solutions) Architectural metal solutions brand specializing in facades and metal ceilings including brises, perforated/expanded metal ceilings, and ventilated facades.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% increase in bagacilho production with new drop-type perforation design, without hole obstruction and with greater durability

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Race RevestimentoscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRace Revestimentos serves as the executive project and installation partner for Permetal's architectural metal projects. They handled the executive project and installation for the Hyundai Caoa brise métallique project in Natal-RN, demonstrating Permetal's reliance on certified installation partners for project delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gerdau: Gerdau is the largest Brazilian long-steel producer with a broad portfolio of fabricated metal products. While not a direct perforated-metal specialist, Gerdau's steel and metal building products divisions (including Grendene-adjacent operations) overlap with Permetal's customer base and inputs.
• Nucor Corporation: Nucor is the largest U.S. steel producer with downstream joist, deck, grating, and fabricated metal building products operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlap in metal flooring, grating (Metalgrade-equivalent), and structural applications.
• Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN): CSN is a major Brazilian steel and metal products conglomerate. Although Permetal counts CSN as a customer (steel sector), CSN also supplies raw material and competes in adjacent downstream metal products, making it a partial incumbent in the broader ecosystem.

Others

• Bystronic: Bystronic manufactures laser cutting and bending equipment used by sheet metal fabricators globally. Relevant as a technology/equipment supplier to Permetal's laser cutting and bending operations rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• McNICHOLS: McNICHOLS is the largest U.S. supplier of perforated metal, expanded metal, and grating products, serving industrial and architectural customers. Highly comparable to Permetal's Permetal Express and core perforation offering, with similar product breadth and custom fabrication services.
• W.S. Tyler: W.S. Tyler manufactures precision woven wire cloth and perforated metal screens used in aggregate, mining, and industrial filtration applications. Comparable to Permetal's Conidure, Hexsteel, and filtration product lines serving mining and food/agribusiness customers.
• Expanded Metal Corporation: Expanded Metal Corporation is a long-established U.S. manufacturer of expanded metal mesh products for industrial, architectural, and security applications. Directly comparable to Permetal's GME and EXP expanded metal product lines.
• RMIG: RMIG is one of the world's largest manufacturers of perforated metal, expanded metal, and architectural metal products, headquartered in Denmark with global operations. Directly comparable to Permetal across the same core product categories (perforated sheets, expanded metal) serving industrial filtration, architecture, and acoustic applications.

Regional players

• Metalex: Metalex is a Brazilian manufacturer of perforated and expanded metal products serving the domestic market. Regional peer competing with Permetal directly in Brazil across construction, industrial, and architectural segments.

Emerging players

• Galvanização Brasileira: A Brazilian hot-dip galvanizing services provider comparable to Permetal's MGZinc subsidiary. Overlaps in the same finishing services vertical and serves overlapping customers in industrial and construction segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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