# WEG plans new industrial park in Santa Catarina

WEG plans to invest R$ 900 million in a new industrial park in Santa Catarina, Brazil, to produce large equipment such as compensators, turbogenerators, and high-speed induction motors. The new facility is expected to create 1,000 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-10-06
- Where: Santa Catarina, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $162.0M (900.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35,000 m²
- Products: compensators, turbogenerators, high-speed induction motors, motors, generators, hydraulic turbines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md)

## Sources

- [g1.globo.com](https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2025/10/06/fabrica-de-super-ricos-weg-investimento-bilionario-em-sc.ghtml), 2025-10-06: "A WEG planeja investir cerca de R$ 1 bilhão até 2028 em Santa Catarina, incluindo a construção de um novo parque industrial e a ampliação da unidade de Jaraguá do Sul."
- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/weg-coloca-r-1-bilhao-na-mesa-para-erguer-nova-fabrica-entre-as-brs-101-e-280-e-ampliar-unidade-atual-projeto-inclui-producao-de-turbogeradores-motores-industriais-e-deve-gerar-31-mil-empregos-afch/), 2025-10-09: "WEG announced a billion-dollar package to expand its presence in Santa Catarina by 2028."
- [ocp.news](https://ocp.news/economia/exclusivo-weg-define-guaramirim-para-receber-o-maior-investimento-da-historia-da-multinacional), 2025-11-17: "Esse investimento representa um novo momento para a WEG e Guaramirim."
- [ndmais.com.br](https://ndmais.com.br/economia/negocios/weg-confirma-cidade-escolhida-para-nova-sede-em-sc/), 2025-11-17: "A cidade de Guaramirim, no Norte catarinense, foi eleita a nova sede do maior investimento já realizado pela WEG desde sua fundação."
- [fm105.com.br](https://www.fm105.com.br/weg-escolhe-guaramirim-nova-fabrica-com-investimento-de-r-11-bilhao/), 2025-11-17: "A WEG confirmou nesta segunda-feira, 17, que Guaramirim vai receber o recém investimento anunciado de R$ 1,1 bilhão para a construção de uma nova fábrica."
- [g1.globo.com](https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2025/11/17/fabrica-super-ricos-anuncia-investimento-quase-1-bilhao-cidade-46-mil-habitantes.ghtml), 2025-11-17: "A confirmação foi feita durante um evento em parceria com a prefeitura, na tarde desta segunda-feira (17)."
- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/com-r-1-bilhao-na-mesa-weg-anuncia-megafabrica-em-cidadizinha-brasileira-com-35-mil-m%C2%B2-de-area-ate-4-mil-empregos-e-producao-de-motores-turbinas-e-geradores-afch/), 2025-11-25: "The multinational WEG confirmed that its new large-scale industrial unit will be built in Guaramirim, in Northern Santa Catarina, with an investment of R$ 900 million in a factory of 35,000 m², expecting to start operations in 2028."

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