Carbinox Industria e Comercio Ltda

What Carbinox Industria e Comercio Ltda does

Carbinox Industria e Comercio Ltda is a privately-held Brazilian industrial metals company founded in 1984, headquartered in Arujá, São Paulo, with branch operations in Itajaí (Santa Catarina) and a manufacturing unit in Mogi das Cruzes housing the Connections Division. The company operates through three divisions: a Stainless Steel Division supplying tubes (with and without seam), bars, angles, and plates; a Trading Division sourcing carbon steel, alloy steel, copper alloy, nickel alloy, and stainless steel products from certified manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and the United States; and a Connections Division manufacturing forged, tubular, and flanged connections. A fourth product line of rigid pre-zincated carbon steel metal conduits serves electrical and telecommunications installations.

The company sells B2B via direct sales representatives, a website quote-request system, WhatsApp-based sales support, and recurring participation in major Brazilian industrial trade shows (FENASUCRO, Rio Oil & Gas, FIEE, Fispal, Brasil Offshore, TUBOTECH). Pricing is quote-based with no public list prices, and multi-year contracts are used. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time product sales to industrial buyers.

Carbinox's customer base spans oil and gas (notably Petrobras, where it has been a certified supplier for over 20 years and is authorized for pre-salt projects), sugar and ethanol (Raizen, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus, Jalles Machado), food and beverage (Tetra Pak, Nestlé, BR Foods, Ajinomoto, JBS Friboi), steel/metallurgy (Usiminas), petrochemicals (Braskem), and large engineering/construction conglomerates (Odebrecht, Camargo Correa, Queiroz Galvão, Andrade Gutierrez). The firm is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, an ONIP member, and has earned peer-validated industry awards from Eletricidade Moderna and Abreme. Headcount stands at approximately 280-300 direct collaborators distributed across the three business units.

Name

Carbinox Industria e Comercio Ltda

Legal name

Carbinox Industria e Comercio Ltda

Website

https://carbinox.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carbinox Industria e Comercio Ltda is a privately-held Brazilian industrial metals company (founded 1984) operating three divisions — Stainless Steel, Trading, and Connections — that supply tubes, bars, plates, alloys, flanges, and pre-zincated conduits to enterprise customers in oil and gas, sugar-ethanol, food and beverage, petrochemicals, and engineering/construction across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mogi das Cruzes

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Stainless Steel Division: Sale of tubes with and without seam, bars, angles, and sheets in stainless steel for industrial applications
2. Product Sales - Trading Division: Trading of tubes, bars, sheets, plates, and connections in stainless steel, alloy steel, and special alloys. Includes international sourcing from certified manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
3. Product Sales - Connections Division: Manufacture and sale of forged, tubular, and flanged connections in carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy steel
4. Product Sales - Electrical/Hydraulic Division: Sale of conduits and connections in carbon steel, aluminum, PVC, and stainless steel for electrical and hydraulic applications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Carbinox is an industrial solutions company that manufactures, distributes, and trades stainless steel, carbon steel, and special alloy products (including nickel and copper alloys). It operates three divisions — Stainless Steel (tubes with and without seam, bars, angles, plates), Trading (specialty alloy products sourced internationally), and Connections (forged, tubular, and flanged connections), plus rigid pre-zincated metal conduits for electrical installations. The company sells directly to industrial customers in oil and gas, sugar-energy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, and telecommunications sectors across Brazil.

Product overview

Carbinox is an industrial solutions company specializing in stainless steel, carbon steel, and special alloy products. The company operates through three main divisions: the Stainless Steel Division (Divisão de Inoxidáveis) offering tubes with and without seam, bars, angles, and plates; the Trading Division (Divisão de Trading) providing carbon steel, copper alloy, stainless steel, alloy steel, and nickel alloy products; and the Connections Division (Divisão de Conexões) manufacturing flanges, tubulars, and forged connections. Additional products include rigid pre-zincated metal conduits for electrical installations. The company serves diverse industrial sectors including sugar and alcohol, oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, paper and cellulose, and water treatment industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stainless Steel Division (Divisão de Inoxidáveis) Stainless steel product line offering seamless and welded tubes, bars, angles, and plates for industrial applications including heat exchangers, condensers, conduction systems, and sugarcane vinasse irrigation in sugar and alcohol plants.
• Trading Division (Divisão de Trading) Trading division providing tubes, bars, plates, and connections in carbon steel, copper alloy, stainless steel, alloy steel, and nickel alloy, sourced from certified international manufacturers for industrial buyers requiring specialty grades not manufactured domestically.
• Connections Division (Divisão de Conexões) Manufacturing division offering flanges, tubulars, and forged connections in carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy steel for industrial piping systems.
• Tubes with and without Seam (Tubos com e sem Costura)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% revenue growth in 2011 with 20% growth projection for 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aperam: Aperam is a leading European-based stainless steel manufacturer with significant Brazilian operations (Aperam South America). It directly competes with Carbinox's Stainless Steel Division in tubes, bars and plates, and similarly serves food & beverage and industrial customers in Brazil.
• Tupy: Tupy is a major Brazilian iron and steel casting and components manufacturer serving industrial, automotive and infrastructure markets. It overlaps with Carbinox's industrial customer base and broader Brazilian industrial supply footprint.
• Tenaris: Tenaris is a global leader in seamless and welded steel pipe products for oil & gas, with Brazilian operations serving pre-salt projects. It is the most relevant international comparable for Carbinox's O&G tube and connection business with Petrobras.
• Vallourec: Vallourec is a global premium steel tube producer focused on O&G, energy and industrial applications, with established Brazilian presence. It competes directly with Carbinox for pre-salt and industrial tube contracts in Brazil.
• Açotubo: Açotubo is a major Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of steel tubes (carbon, stainless and alloy), competing head-to-head with Carbinox's core stainless steel and trading portfolio for industrial and construction buyers across Brazil.
• Aço Cearense: Aço Cearense is a Brazilian steel service center and distributor (carbon steel, stainless and special alloys) with national reach. It is a comparable mid-market Brazilian metals distributor targeting similar industrial and construction customers.
• Belgo Bekaert Arames: Belgo Bekaert Arames is a leading Brazilian steel wire and cord products manufacturer serving automotive, agricultural, construction and industrial markets — comparable to Carbinox as a long-established Brazilian industrial steel products company serving enterprise customers.
• Mangels: Mangels is a Brazilian manufacturer of steel cylinders, components and industrial steel products serving automotive, refrigeration and industrial markets — a comparable Brazilian industrial steel products company with similar enterprise customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Gerdau: Gerdau is Brazil's largest steel producer, operating across long steel, special steel and mining. It dwarfs Carbinox in scale and competes in adjacent categories (carbon steel, specialty products) used by Carbinox's industrial customers.
• Sandvik: Sandvik is a global engineering group producing special alloys, stainless tubes and advanced materials for mining, O&G and chemicals — directly competing with Carbinox's Trading Division specialty alloy portfolio and serving similar end-customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/carbinox
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carbinox-industria-e-comercio-ltda
• Instagraminstagram.com/carbinox

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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