Private company
Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos
Logo: CBC (Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
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Brazilian ammunition manufacturer
Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) is a Brazilian ammunition and weapons factory based in Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo, Brazil.2 It is part of CBC Ammo.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryammunition1
- HeadquartersRibeirão Pires1
- Websitewww.cbc.com.br
- Legal formSociedade Anônima Fechada3
- LEI549300SKPVPIF7PJSZ313
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressAV HUMBERTO DE CAMPOS 3220, 09426-070 Bocaina, Brazil3
- Registered withBrazilian Internal Revenue Service, 57.494.031/0001-633
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Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) is a Brazilian ammunition and weapons factory based in Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo, Brazil.2
Products and brands
- ammunition
Listed on Wikidata.1
Production sites
CBC has three production units in Brazil, one in the state of São Paulo and two in Rio Grande do Sul.
Outside of Brazil, CBC has facilities in the USA, Germany (Metallwerk Elisenhütte GmbH purchased in 2007), Belgium, and India. In May, 2025, CBC Global Ammunition signed on for a facility in Oklahoma which can produce centerfire cartridges ranging from 9mm to 12.7mm, for law enforcement, military, sports and hunting use. The investment will be in the range of $300 million and will provide 350 jobs.
Products
CBC Products (Military)
9×19mm
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5.56×45mm
7.62×51mm
12.7×99mm (.50 BMG)
20×102mm
20×110mm
20×128mm
30×113mm
Sniper1 line: 5,56/223 - 308/7,62 /.50 (12,7X99) /.338
Magtech Products (Commercial)
.25 Auto
.22 LR
.32 Auto
.32 S&W
.32 S&W Long
.357 Magnum
.38 S&W
.38 Special-Short
.38 Special
.38 Super Auto
.38 Wad Cutter
.380 Auto
.40 S&W
.44 Magnum
.44 Special
.44-40 WIN
.45 Auto
.45 GAP
.45 Colt
.454 Casull
.500 S&W
9mm Luger
9×21mm
.223 Remington
.30 Carbine
.308 Winchester
.300 AAC Blackout
6.5 Creedmoor
From Wikipedia’s article on Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- CBC Ammo
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- 2009Acquired Sellier & Bellot1
Timeline
- 1926Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.cbc.com.br1
- WikipediaCompanhia Brasileira de Cartuchos
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5155368
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