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- Cia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia – FERBASA (FERBASA) manufactures and sells ferroalloys, including high-carbon ferrochrome, low-carbon ferrochrome, ferrochrome silicon, and ferrosilicon 75%; it also engages in chromite mining, reforestation, and renewable energy generation through wind farms. The company operates an integrated production process with mining rights over nearly 95% of Brazil's chromite reserves, a sustainable vegetable charcoal supply, and a metallurgical plant featuring 14 reduction furnaces located in Pojuca, Bahia; its primary mines are Coitezeiro in Campo Formoso and Ipueira in Andorinha, both in the central-north region of Bahia state. FERBASA serves the steel industry, producing alloys used in stainless steel, special steels, deoxidizing agents, and silicon steels for applications in corrosion-resistant products, automotive, and casting sectors, with sales in Brazil and internationally.
Founded on February 23, 1961, by engineer José Corgosinho de Carvalho Filho, and headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with its industrial park in Pojuca, FERBASA ranks among Brazil's 500 largest companies and Bahia's top 10, generating annual revenue exceeding US$500 million. As the leader in Brazilian ferroalloy production and the Americas' only integrated ferrochrome producer, it maintains vertical integration across mining, metallurgy, and forest resources to ensure high-quality output and process efficiency.
In recent developments, FERBASA continues to emphasize sustainable operations, including its wind farm in southwest Bahia with 170.2 MW installed capacity, while reporting ongoing shareholding transactions and quarterly financial results, such as the 3Q25 earnings presentation and conference call in November 2025; no major acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or strategic shifts have been publicly announced in the last 1-2 years.