By Sergio Milatias,
‘Revista do Parafuso’ (The Fastener Brazilian Magazine)
As one of the leading global players in the fastener manufacturing industry with over 70 years of experience, the Fontana Gruppo consolidated its presence in Brazil back in 2014. It further solidified its presence by acquiring eleven Acument industrial units located in the USA, Mexico and Brazil. Since then, all operations, including the two facilities of Acument Brasil, have been fully integrated under the Italian Group’s control.
Founded in 1943 in São Paulo, originally under the name Mapri, the company has built a reputation for adhering to the highest quality standards in the supply of fastening systems, particularly for the Brazilian automotive sector (cars, trucks, buses, agricultural and road machinery, and motorcycles).
Under Fontana’s leadership, the company strengthened more its position expanding its industrial park with introduction robust multi-stage presses and thread rolling machines, along with numerous other investments, as in laboratories, inspection systems, heat treatments and various other aspects of “Made in Brazil” production.
With local winter temperatures exceeding 30°C this year, at the September 11, 2024, the impressive industrial unit, opened at 2011, in Atibaia, a town 50 km near São Paulo City, SP the Fontana Gruppo celebrated his 10 years in Brazil.
The ceremony with several gests from official Atibaia authorities, Sindipeças (the industrial auto parts national union), customers companies as automakers, systemists, auto parts, segments in which Fontana-Acument reports having a share of approximately 15% in Brazil, in which it has a fasteners production capacity of 2.5 thousand tons per month, and over 300 direct employees.
Fabrizio Fontana and Salvatore De Giorgi (Board Member and COO of Fontana Gruppo, respectively) travelled from Italy to take part in the celebration. They opened the ceremony with brief speeches, followed by Fernanda Bueno (Interim Development Secretary of Atibaia). Presentations by Nei Teodoro (Latam General Director) and Hailton Alcantara (Commercial Director) concluded the formal part of the event, which was coordinated by Rachel Curado (Executive Assistant & Marketing). The event wrapped up on a high note with a tour of the factory, a cocktail party and a special gift for all the guests—a commemorative book celebrating the Group’s 70th anniversary.
