Nitro Química Explained

Companhia Nitro Química Brasileira S.A.
Type:Private
Foundation:1935
Location:São Paulo, Brazil
Key People:Marcos Cruz, (CEO)
Industry:Chemical
Products:Nitrocellulose
Sulfuric acid
Oleum
Revenue: US$172.8 million (2012)
Net Income: US$19.5 million (2012)
Num Employees:500
Homepage:www.nitroquimica.com.br

Nitro Química is a Brazilian chemical company. It was founded in 1935, and it is based in São Paulo. One of the greatest leaders of the company was Antonio Ermirio de Moraes, who died in 2014 of cardiac insufficiency. The headquarter of the company was located in São Miguel Paulista, suburb of São Paulo.

The company is a pioneer in Latin America and one of the largest global producers of nitrocellulose, having the most modern manufacturing capacity in the world.

The company operates in more than 60 countries worldwide. The company was a subsidiary of Votorantim Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates of Brazil, but in 2011 the Group sold its stake to Faro Capital.