Esperanza y Cia

Esperanza y Cia, SA (Ecia)
Company typeJoint stock company
IndustryDefence
Founded1925 (1925)
FounderJuan Esperanza Salvador [es]
Defunct1994 (1994)
Headquarters
Markina-Xemein, Vizcaya, Basque Country
,
Spain
ProductsExplosives, Electro-optical devices
1,760 million peseta[1] (1978)
Number of employees
223[2] (1991)

Esperanza y Cia, SA (Ecia) was a defense equipment manufacturer based in the city of Markina-Xemein in province of Vizcaya, Basque Country, Spain. From its origins, Ecia had focused primarily on the design and manufacture of mortars and their ammunition.

  1. ^ "Esperanza, primer exportador de armas". El País (in Spanish). 1979-04-11. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. ^ Bidaurrazaga, Aitor Guenaga (1991-04-02). "Esperanza y Cía suspende pagos tras perder 2.606 millones en cuatro años". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-05-23.