In the beginning of 2016 ASBW acquired all the operational assets (factory and machinery) of Alberto da Silva Barbosa & Filhos. Relevant production, technical, and commercial know-how (acquired with more than 75 year of experience in this activity) was transferred together with the assets.
ASBW has an installed production capacity of approximately 40.000 tons / year. It is equally capable of manufacturing large and small series given its competitive and flexible cost structure. ASBW’s integrated equipment guarantee identical precision parameters regardless of the production series size.
In addition to the most up to date equipment, ASBW operates under rigorous industrial and administrative procedures to guarantee the best quality product and services to its customers.
ASBW has all the necessary conditions for developing and manufacturing quality products, as well as introduced new business methods that allowed the development of a commercial strategy towards the international markets.
Milestones
1940
Foundation of Alberto da Silva Barbosa & Filhos with a commercial activity only.
1950
Beginning of the production activity and creation of the foundry sector.
1979
New billets production line (induction furnaces and continuous casting machine) that replaced the brass ingots. Creation of brass bars products by continuous casting process, and, simultaneously, the creation of the pickling and straightening.
1989
Investment in the extrusion sector.
1992
Investment in a new project for the extrusion, machining and ingot-mould.
2006
Investment in a new indirect extrusion press 30 MN.
2012
Investment in the machining process with the acquisition of a new combined line, which represented a technology upgrade.
2016
Entrance of Atena Equity Partners and foundation of ASBW - Metais & Metais, S.A.
2018
Investment in the foundry sector with the automatization of the ingot production process.
2020
Entrance of Explorer Investments and exit of Atena EP.
Leadership
Investors
Explorer Investments
Explorer is Portugal’s leading independent management firm for Private Equity across different asset classes. Explorer currently manages and advises over 1.3BN€ in assets across four Business Areas: Private Equity, Growth Capital, Real Estate and Tourism.
