- CEO
- Guillermo Viegener
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Building products
- Address
- Buenos Aires Argentina
- IPO Date
- Mar 15, 1994
- Business
- Ferrum S.A. manufactures and commercializes sanitary ceramics, bathroom fixtures, and related construction materials primarily in Argentina and Latin America. The company operates through two main business segments: Sanitary Ceramics and Metalworking, Wood, and Plastics. Its core product portfolio comprises vitreous china sanitary fixtures, including toilets, dual-flush cisterns, bidets, washbasins, pedestals, and urinals across proprietary collections such as Bari, Veneto, Trento, Marina, Temple, Milena, and Andina; acrylic, enameled steel, and hydromassage bathtubs and shower receptors; bathroom furniture, vanity cabinets, modular storage units, and vanity tops; sanitary fittings, flush valves, fill mechanisms, and installation accessories; kitchen sinks and laundry basins; and commercial and institutional plumbing fixtures. The company also extracts and processes industrial minerals for ceramic manufacturing through its subsidiary, Piedra Grande S.A. Ferrum S.A. distributes its products through building material wholesalers, sanitaryware distributors, home improvement retailers, and architectural specification channels across Argentina, with export activities extending to neighboring markets including Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Chile. The company maintains a core commercial alliance with plumbing fixture and faucet manufacturer FV S.A. to co-market complete bathroom architectural solutions. In recent operational developments, Ferrum S.A. has advanced modernization programs at its primary production plants in Pilar and Avellaneda, implementing energy-efficient kiln upgrades and automated robotic glazing systems to improve manufacturing yields and lower thermal energy intensity. The company has also expanded its product lineup with the launch of rimless toilet systems and ultra-low-consumption dual-flush sanitaryware aligned with green building efficiency standards, introduced new modular bathroom furniture collections, integrated digital specification tools for architects and builders, and reconfigured operational workflows and inventory controls to align with changing domestic construction market conditions. Ferrum S.A. was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Avellaneda, Argentina.