CNAE 3831-9/01 · Brazil
Recuperação de sucatas de alumínio
9,038 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 9,038
- 328th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 1,996
- +13.0% · 267th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 22
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- LATASA GARIMPEIRO URBANO COM. METAIS LTDASão José dos Campos (SP)
- TOLEDO AMBIENTAL LTDAItaquaquecetuba (SP)
- ECOMET METAIS SUSTENTAVEIS LTDACachoeirinha (RS)
- RECICLA ACO COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DE ACO LTDAUberlândia (MG)
- LATASA GARIMPEIRO URBANO SUL COMERCIO DE METAIS LTDAPalhoça (SC)
- MAXILIGAS INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE METAIS LTDAMauá (SP)
- IPIRANGA RECICLAGEM DE METAIS LTDAGoiânia (GO)
- I. M. DA SILVA CUNHA COMERCIO LTDAMarabá (PA)
- MAURICIO COMERCIO DE METAIS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- COOPERATIVA DE TRABALHO VIAMONENSE DE CATADORES E RECICLADORES - COOVIRViamão (RS)
- SEVEN STARS IMPORTACAO E EXPORTACAO DE RESIDUOS INDUSTRIAIS LTDAGuarulhos (SP)
- FIVE STARS IMPORTACAO E EXPORTACAO DE RESIDUOS INDUSTRIAIS S/AItaquaquecetuba (SP)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0 – 0.1
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 2,423
- 2 Minas Gerais 1,058
- 3 Paraná 784
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 646
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 568
- 6 Santa Catarina 523
- 7 Goiás 438
- 8 Bahia 363
- 9 Espírito Santo 263
- 10 Ceará 232
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 222
- 12 Pará 204
- 13 Mato Grosso 200
- 14 Mato Grosso do Sul 171
- 15 Amazonas 149
- 16 Distrito Federal 144
- 17 Rio Grande do Norte 119
- 18 Maranhão 105
- 19 Rondônia 75
- 20 Paraíba 72
- 21 Tocantins 69
- 22 Alagoas 62
- 23 Piauí 61
- 24 Sergipe 45
- 25 Roraima 20
- 26 Acre 14
- 27 Amapá 6
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 435
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 176
- 3 Brasília (DF) 144
- 4 Salvador (BA) 139
- 5 Curitiba (PR) 133
- 6 Manaus (AM) 114
- 7 Belo Horizonte (MG) 99
- 8 Campinas (SP) 82
- 9 Goiânia (GO) 82
- 10 Uberlândia (MG) 75
See the 30 cities
- 11 Porto Alegre (RS) 69
- 12 Guarulhos (SP) 66
- 13 Recife (PE) 65
- 14 São Leopoldo (RS) 63
- 15 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 60
- 16 Itaquaquecetuba (SP) 58
- 17 Fortaleza (CE) 57
- 18 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 54
- 19 Jijoca de Jericoacoara (CE) 53
- 20 Belém (PA) 51
- 21 Natal (RN) 51
- 22 Itajaí (SC) 51
- 23 Serra (ES) 49
- 24 Campo Grande (MS) 48
- 25 Bauru (SP) 47
- 26 Sorocaba (SP) 47
- 27 Contagem (MG) 46
- 28 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 43
- 29 Vila Velha (ES) 42
- 30 Cuiabá (MT) 42
What activity 3831-9/01 is
- Section E — Água, esgoto, atividades de gestão de resíduos e descontaminação
- Division — Coleta, tratamento e disposição de resíduos; recuperação de materiais
- Group — Recuperação de materiais
- Class — Recuperação de materiais metálicos
What it covers
- A seleção de alumínio descartado
- A trituração mecânica de sucatas de alumínio com a subseqüente classificação e separação
- A redução mecânica de peças de alumínio
- O corte, a prensagem ou outros métodos de tratamento mecânico para redução de volume de sucatas de alumínio
What it does not cover
- A fabricação de novos produtos a partir de sucatas de alumínio (seção C - divisão 25)
- O tratamento e a disposição de resíduos não-perigosos (3821-1/00)Classified under: 3821-1/00 Tratamento e disposição de resíduos não perigosos
- A recuperação de materiais metálicos, exceto alumínio (3831-9/99)Classified under: 3831-9/99 Recuperação de materiais metálicos, exceto alumínio
- O desmanche de veículos, máquinas e outros tipos de equipamentos para a obtenção de partes utilizáveis para revenda (seção G)
- O comércio de desperdícios, resíduos e sucatas, inclusive com o recolhimento, seleção e comercialização, sem qualquer transformação (seção G)
Typical activities
- Compactação de sucatas de alumínio
- Recuperação de desperdícios diversos de alumínio
- Recuperação de latas de alumínio usadas
- Recuperação de peças de alumínio
- Recuperação de sucatas de alumínio
- Redução mecânica de sucatas de alumínio
- Seleção, classificação e triagem de latas de alumínio usadas
- Seleção de sucatas de alumínio
- Trituração, limpeza e triagem de sucatas de alumínio
The activities of class 3831-9
recuperação de materiais metálicos, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3831-9/01 Recuperação de sucatas de alumínio · this one | 9,038 | 1,996 | +13.0% |
| 3831-9/99 Recuperação de materiais metálicos, exceto alumínio | 5,663 | 1,074 | +15.0% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 3831-9/01
How many CNAE 3831-9/01 companies are there in Brazil?
9,038 active companies have CNAE 3831-9/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 328th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 3831-9?
Class 3831-9 has 2 subclasses: 3831-9/01; 3831-9/99. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 2,423. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.