- Business
- Recrusul S/A Recrusul S/A engages primarily in the manufacture and sale of specialized road transport equipment and industrial refrigeration solutions in Brazil and select international markets. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the company produces a diverse range of truck trailers including tank trailers for fuels, chemicals, petrochemicals, and food liquids; grain trailers; sider dump trailers; general cargo trailers; refrigerated semi-trailers; silos for food, cement, and construction materials; and truck beds, along with tractors, tractor accessories, parts, and technical assistance services; it also offers customized industrial refrigeration equipment such as evaporators, liquid separators, evaporative condensers, insulated panels, freezing tunnels, and insulated doors through its Road Implements and Industrial Refrigeration and Technical Assistance segments. Recrusul S/A operates subsidiaries including Refrima SA, Refrisa SA, and Recrusul Turismo Ltda, targeting agribusiness, logistics, construction, and food distribution sectors with a workforce of approximately 106 employees. In recent strategic developments, the company underwent judicial reorganization closure in 2008 followed by business remodeling to prioritize road implements; it resumed significant production levels in 2018 after sector downturns; acquired MAXXIBRASIL Indústria de Tratores Agrícolas Ltda. in June 2019 to expand into agribusiness tractors and assembly-focused operations; launched the Recrusul Grain Line to enter the dominant bulk carrier segment of the Brazilian road implements market; and continues to develop new tank and refrigerated trailer products with enhanced processes and materials as of 2020 onward.