Brazilian Industry Overview - Home Cleaning Products
Subsector sales: US$ 4 billion (1996)
Main listed companies: Bombril-Cirio
Traded volume: US$ 46.06 million (1996)
Cleaning Products (Per Segment):
Segment Annual Sales Companies Trademarks  
Soap powders US$ 500 million Gessy-Lever Omo, Minerva,
Campeiro

75%

    BomBril Quanto

10%

    Orniex ODD, Pop

7%

    Arisco others

4%

    others    
Soap in blocks US$ 400 million Gessy-Lever   n/a
    Bombril   n/a
Scouring powder US$ 10 million Bombril Sapólio Radium

83%

    Gessy-Lever  

15%

Liquid detergents US$ 200 million Gessy-Lever Minerva

20%

    BomBril Limpol

25%

    Orniex ODD

20%

    Amparo Ype

20%

Disinfectant US$ 150 million BomBril Kalipto, Pinho Bril

28%

    Colgate Pinho Sol

40%

    Beecham  

7%

    others  

25%

Steel wool US$ 150 million BomBril BomBril

91%

    Orniex Onix  
    Pardelli    
    Luzir    
Fabric softeners US$ 100 million Gessy-Lever Fofo, Confort

40%

    BomBril Mon Bijou

18%

    Colgate-Palmolive Suavitel  
Garbage bags US$ 100 million BomBril  

13%

    Eletroplastic    
    Polifilm    
Floor cleaners US$ 50 million Johnson Optimum

55%

Emulsified polish US$ 192 million Johnson Bravo

27%

Production Costs:
Packaging material accounts for up to 60% of production costs.
Historical data source: ABIPLA - Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Produtos de Limpeza, Distribuição Magazine, Gazeta Mercantil, O Estado de São Paulo and Folha de São Paulo.
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