Taschibra

Taschibra is a Brazilian multinational company from the lighting sector.

History

Originally called Brasilux,[2] the company was founded by Afonso Luiz Schreiber in 1995 on Indaial.[3]

In 2016, Taschibra bought Blumenox Iluminação and invested R$ 10 million to expand their industrial site.[4] In 2018, the company built their new administrative center near BR-470 for R$ 12 million.[5]

In 2018, because of the economical crisis, the company fired 150 workers and began the fabrication of handcrafted glass chandeliers as a way to diminish importations and aim at a "neglected" market segment.[6]

Other projects

Taschibra has their own futsal team, Taschibra Futsal.[7][8] They also sponsor local soccer teams, such as Figueirense FC.[9]

Since 2008, Taschibra maintains the project “O trabalho que reacende”, where they employ prisioners from the Advanced Prison Unit of Indaial, on Vale do Itajaí.[10] The inmates work in exchange of reduction of sentence and a third of the normal wages.[6]

Products and operation

Taschibra produces all kids of lighting products. In 2016, they produced 4.5 million light fixtures per year, with their LED lights corresponding to 40% of the production.[4] The company also resells Chinese products.[3] In 2018, the company imported 70% of their products.[6]

Taschibra operates in several countries, including Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile and Mozambique.[3]

See also

• List of multinational corporations