Indústrias Brasileiras de Artigos Refratários (IBAR) was founded at Brazil in 1942. Since then, efforts have been made to keep up with demanding market trends and challenges..

For this, innovative technical solutions are used, with a complete line of refractory materials, to serve all industrial segments, such as Petrochemicals, Steel, Non-Ferrous Metal Foundry, Cement, Mining, Ceramics and Glass, among others, producing well established products with top quality.

IBAR ranks as 1^st Manufacturer supplying insulation and refractory products to PETROBRAS.

Also, IBAR is a highly vertically integrated manufacturer, owning and operating Basic Raw Materials mines, producing Basic Products for direct sales to local and international markets and for sales of Basic Materials to other refractory producers.

Nowadays GRUPO IBAR is formed by five large manufacturing companies: IBAR Refratarios (Insulating and Refractory Products), IBAR Nordeste (Magnesite Mines and Production of Basic Masses and Raw Magnesite), NUTEC-IBAR (Ceramic Fiber Insulation Products) , IBAR Biolã ( Insulating Mineral Wool Products) and Global Service (Refractory Installations and Controlled Start-Up of Process Furnaces)

Direct contact and cooperation with customers, combined with the constant updating of our Research Department with Universities and Specialized Institutes, transfer the results obtained in laboratories to the practical field, allowing solution to the most challenging demands, performance improvements and increased productivity. World-Class level of quality of products and services, awareness and orientation towards technical solutions and preparation for the constant development of products identify the profile and procedure of IBAR.