improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message embraco industry manufacturing founded 1971 headquarters joinville santa catarina brazil products refrigeration compressors and condensing units number of employees 10 000 website www.embraco.com a brazilian made embraco compressor fitted in a domestic refrigerator founded in 1971 with the purpose of supplying the brazilian refrigeration industry which up until then relied entirely on imported compressors embraco began production in 1974 . it was in this same decade when it began to export to markets in the americas . in the 1980s the sales and distribution structure reached over 80 countries . anticipating a globalized economy the company decided to set up production bases overseas and soon became world leader ; today when it holds a 25 % market share . embraco employs approximately 10 000 people worldwide . the firm invests heavily in product design and manufacturing innovation and supplies large international household refrigeration oems as well as the biggest manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment . its headquarters and main factory is in joinville santa catarina in the southern region of brazil . 1 embraco also has factories in italy slovakia and china as well as a business office in the united states . embraco produces hermetic compressors condensing units and sealed units for domestic and commercial use . in 2011 embraco north america was fined by the united states justice department for 91.8 million for price fixing in the market for compressors . 2 references edit embraco pdf in portuguese . joinville brazil embraco . 2008 . isbn 85 240 3919 1 . retrieved 2008 01 25 . sherman act violations yielding a corporate fine of 10 million or more . wash . d.c. u.s.justice dept. 2012 . retrieved 2012 11 27 . external links edit www.embraco.com embraco this brazilian corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title embraco & oldid 736331828 categories manufacturing companies of brazilcompanies based in santa catarina state companies established in 1971hvac manufacturing companiesbrazilian brandsbrazilian company stubshidden categories cs1 portuguese language sources pt articles needing additional references from december 2009all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from april 2011all articles with a promotional tonevague or ambiguous time from april 2011all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 19 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view