In June we were presented with a "Best for ESG 2022" award by business magazine Exame, in the Mining, Metals and Steelmaking category. 

In February we launched our Primora aluminum door and window frame range, expanding our offering in the building and construction market.

In November we completed our acquisition of Alux do Brasil, integrated 21 hydroelectric dams, and inducted our new Energy Business team.

In August we concluded a purchase agreement for wind farms. In October we announced the internalization of 21 hydroelectric dams.

CBA: the first national company in the aluminum industry to trade shares on the Brazilian Stock Exchange. The trajectory until this achievement was marked by innovation, social responsibility, care for people and the environment, responsible management and collaboration.

CBA is certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) 
Great Place to Work ranks CBA as one of the 150 Best Workplaces in Brazil. We join the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and commit to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

CBA launches a rebranding effort.

CBA launches Legado Verdes do Cerrado, the first Private Sustainable Development Reserve in Brazil’s Cerrado biome, located in the Midwestern state of Goiás and owned by CBA. We open a new Solutions & Services Center at our Alumínio plant in São Paulo (SP).

CBA sets up Primary and Downstream (Semi-fabricated Products) business segments.

Acquisition of Metalex, industrial aluminum recycling unit, in Araçariguama (SP).

We begin operations in Miraí (MG).

475,000 metric tons per year CBA expands its operations in Alumínio (SP) and now operates the largest aluminum plant in Latin America.

2000 mm rolling line
Our Alumínio (SP) plant becomes the only facility in Latin America with the capability to produce two meter-wide aluminum coils.

Our mining and beneficiation operations in Itamarati de Minas (MG) come online in February. After six months, the first shipments of bauxite arrive at the plant.

170,000 metric tons per year
CBA becomes one of the largest integrated aluminum producers in the world.

CBA acquires a bauxite mine in Itamarati de Minas (MG) with huge reserves.

Aa national industry leader.
CBA becomes the largest aluminum producer in Brazil, accounting for 30% of total production.

CBA is the first Brazilian-owned aluminum producer, accounting for 36% of aluminum production.

Work begins on expanding and upgrading CBA’s aluminum plant.

The França Hydroelectric Dam (SP) starts operation, the first to be developed by CBA.

CBA is founded.
CBA is founded as the first integrated aluminum manufacturer in Brazil, producing 10,000 metric tons of primary aluminum per year.

Construction of the Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio plant begins.

Our early beginnings Bauxite is first mined in Poços de Caldas (MG) for processing at a plant in Mairinque (SP), southeastern Brazil.