Private company

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração

Logo: CBMM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Mining company in Araxá, Brazil

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (Portuguese for Brazilian Metallurgy and Mining Company), or CBMM for short, is a Brazilian company that specializes in the processing and technology of niobium, extracted from its pyrochlore mine near the city of Araxá, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. CBMM is by far the world's largest producer of niobium metal and its alloys, providing over 80% of the world's supply.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1955Founded1

Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (Portuguese for Brazilian Metallurgy and Mining Company), or CBMM for short, is a Brazilian company that specializes in the processing and technology of niobium, extracted from its pyrochlore mine near the city of Araxá, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. CBMM is by far the world's largest producer of niobium metal and its alloys, providing over 80% of the world's supply.2

Products and brands

  • niobium oxide

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1955Founded Founded1