1980s 1990s 2000s 1970s 2010s
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1980s 1990s 2000s 1970s 2010s
1970s At the beginning of the decade, Taurus’s controlling interest went to a foreign firm. In 1977 it returned to the control of a national company, Polimetal - Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Metálicos Ltda. With the incorporation of the English tools brand Ifesteel, Taurus Ferramentas Ltda. is created, in São Leopoldo. In 1980, the shares of the Brazilian subsidiary of Indústria e Comércio Beretta S.A., specializing in pistols and machine guns, were acquired. In 1981, Taurus International Manufacturing Inc. (TIMI), in the USA, was founded. In 1982, the Company joins the Stock Market. In 1983, Taurus Blindagem Ltda. was created, which would produce bullet proof shields and vests. In 1986, the company starts producing helmets for motorcyclists. 1990s In 1991, Taurus purchased Mecanótica Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos e Produtos Óticos, owner of the famous Champion brand of goggles and helmets for motorcycle racing. 1991 also marked the beginning of the manufacturing and marketing of the PT-22 and PT-25 pistols by Taurus International Manufacturing Inc. In 2000, Taurus International was chosen by the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence as the “Manufacturer of the Year”, and its pistols and revolvers Titanium Millennium and Total Titanium as “Handguns of the Year”. In 2004, Taurus consolidated two new businesses: assumed operational control of Wotan, from Gravataí, and joined Famastil. 2010s 1980s 2000s With the start of operations of the new industrial plant in Bahia, in 2010, it was possible to expand the production of helmets to the mark of 2 million pieces per year. In 2011, Taurus joined the corporate governance Level 2 of BM&FBOVESPA and held its corporate restructuring. In 2012 the company acquired two new companies: Steelinject Injeção de Ações Ltda., specialized in Metal Injection Molding (ME) technology, and Heritage Manufacturing, Inc., Miami, specialized in replica guns for collectors. In 2013, the Company was accredited as a Strategic Defense Company. Moreover, it closed a global distribution deal with Diamondback. 9