# Guaraniplast to build new packaging plant in Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Guaraniplast announced the installation of a new packaging plant in Poços de Caldas, Brazil, with an initial investment of R$25 million (expandable to R$70 million), creating 190 direct jobs. Construction is expected to start in 2026, with production beginning in 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-11-12
- Where: Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Value: $4.50M (25.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 190
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 10 million smart packaging units per month
- Products: PET and polyethylene bottles, smart packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Guaraniplast Indústria de Embalagens](https://endata.com/companies/88420.md)

## Sources

- [pocosdecaldas.mg.gov.br](https://pocosdecaldas.mg.gov.br/noticias/pocos-recebe-mais-uma-industria-guaraniplast-anuncia-investimento-de-ate-r-70-milhoes-e-geracao-de-190-empregos-diretos/), 2025-11-12: "Mais um marco importantíssimo pra Poços. Uma grande indústria consolidada dentro do mercado de embalagens plásticas."

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