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.
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