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| Taschibra | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Lighting production and sales |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Afonso Luiz Schreiber |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | 6 countries |
| Products | Linghting products, including LED lights |
Production output | 4,5 million (2016) |
Number of employees | 400 (2025 [2] ) |
| Website | https://www.taschibra.com.br |
Taschibra is a Brazilian multinational company from the lighting sector.
Originally called Brasilux, [2] the company was founded by Afonso Luiz Schreiber in 1995 on Indaial. [3]
In 2016, Taschibra bought Blumenox Iluminação and invested R$ 10 million to expand their industrial site. [4] In 2018, the company built their new administrative center near BR-470 for R$ 12 million. [5]
In 2018, because of the economical crisis, the company fired 150 workers and began the fabrication of handcrafted glass chandeliers as a way to diminish importations and aim at a "neglected" market segment. [6]
Taschibra has their own futsal team, Taschibra Futsal. [7] [8] They also sponsor local soccer teams, such as Figueirense FC. [9]
Since 2008, Taschibra maintains the project “O trabalho que reacende”, where they employ prisioners from the Advanced Prison Unit of Indaial, on Vale do Itajaí. [10] The inmates work in exchange of reduction of sentence and a third of the normal wages. [6]
Taschibra produces all kids of lighting products. In 2016, they produced 4,5 million light fixtures per year, with their LED lights corresponding to 40% of the production. [4] The company also resells Chinese products. [3] In 2018, the company imported 70% of their products. [6]
Taschibra operates in several countries, including Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile and Mozambique. [3]