CBC was founded in 1926 and from 1936 up to 1979, Remington Arms and ICI were the main shareholders. Today it is a totally privately owned Brazilian company.

CBC employs 1,230 people and its manufacturing operations are ISO 9001 certified.

CBC’s main industrial complex is located in the city of Ribeirao Pires in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a vast green area of 500 acres with 377.000 square feet of built area.

Technology, scale and productivity are the key drivers for the production plants. The manufacturing process is fully integrated with own  propellant powder and primer composition, as well as its primer, projectile and case manufacturing plants. This high level of production verticalization guarantees integrated operation, solid supply chain management and timely order fulfillment thru a total control of the base materials and components. A second industrial complex, located in the south of Brazil is dedicated to the production of firearms and shot-shells.

The machines are state of the art with automatic control devices for dimensional, total length, diameter, head space or thickness, primer position and weight.

The ammunition lots produced at CBC, according NATO or US Mil norms, are evaluated in the ballistic laboratory. Tests are monitored by very precise electronic equipment, which check for the ammunition performance, including velocity, pressure, accuracy and impact. These facilities are also available for the improvement and development of ammunition for our customers. All ammunition is tested, from .22RF up to the 20 mm and 30 mm, used in military ships and aircrafts. The information generated during the testing is automatically entered in the computer databases. Test facilities include six tunnels for ballistic tests, which range from 55 to 492 yards in length.

CBC produces a wide range of cartridges for commercial and military use, including center fire and rim fire ammunition of small and medium calibers ranging from .22LR to 30 mm. for shotguns and rifles for both the civilian and military markets as for the Brazilian Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force), besides supplying to several military forces worldwide. CBC has invested heavily in new production lines for military ammunition and currently has the most modern factory to produce the calibers 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm.

A big volume of its production is the manufacturing of handgun ammunition for all calibers. The most popular cartridges produced today are calibers .380 AUTO, 40 S&W, 9 mm, 375MAG, 45AUTO, 44MAGNUM and .38. All commercial cartridges made by CBC are sold worldwide under the trade name “MAGTECH” and exported to more than 60 countries over two distribution centers, one in Minneapolis,MN, in the USA and the other in Hamburg, Germany. This ammunition is widely adopted by the Police in more than 20 countries.

The high quality of CBC’s products, recognized internationally, and the fact that it is currently exporting to more than 60 countries, assures CBC a prominent position amongst the foremost manufacturers of small and medium caliber ammunition in the world.