Bombril is a Brazilian manufacturer of household
cleaning agents. Their main product is a fine-grade
steel wool
Steel wool, also known as iron wool, wire wool or wire sponge, is a bundle of very fine and flexible sharp-edged steel filaments. It was described as a new product in 1896.''Iron Age'', Vol. LVII, p.871, cited by ''Journal of the Iron and Steel ...
marketed with the brand "Bom Bril". The company at one point had 90% share of the Brazilian market for that product.
The company was created on 1948-01-14 at the
Brooklin Paulista borough of
São Paulo, by entrepreneur Roberto Sampaio Ferreira,
with the name Abrasivos Bombril Ltda. The name was a contraction and shortening of the
Portuguese words ''bom brilho'', meaning "good shine".
Besides the Bom Bril steel wool, the company markets several other products such as the "Limpol" brand of dishwashing
detergent
A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions. There are a large variety of detergents, a common family being the alkylbenzene sulfonates, which are soap-like compounds that are more ...
, the "Pinho Bril" scented disinfectant detergents, and the "Radium"
scouring powder
Scouring powder is a household chemicals, household cleaning agent, cleaning product consisting of an abrasive powder mixed with a dry soap or detergent, washing soda, soda, and possibly dry bleach.
Scouring powder is used to clean encrusted dep ...
.
References
External links
Official site
Manufacturing companies established in 1948
Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange)
Manufacturing companies based in São Paulo
Brazilian brands
Brazilian companies established in 1948
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