# Waelzholz Brasmetal expands São Paulo steel strip capacity by 33,000 tpy

Waelzholz Brasmetal is installing a four-high reversing mill, bell annealing furnaces, a slitting line and a packaging line at its São Paulo site, increasing annual capacity by 33,000 tons of cold-rolled steel strip. The first phase, adding 11,000 tpy, is scheduled to be operational by May 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-11-19
- Where: São Paulo, Brazil
- Starts operating: May 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 33,000 tons per year
- Products: cold-rolled steel strip
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Waelzholz Group](https://endata.com/companies/25730.md)
- [Waelzholz Brasmetal](https://endata.com/companies/88558.md)

## Sources

- [waelzholz.com](https://www.waelzholz.com/en/news-stories/detail/brazilian-site-expanding-its-production-capacity), 2025-11-19: "We see excellent opportunities for growth in the Latin American market as a whole and in Brazil in particular."
- [eurometal.net](https://eurometal.net/waelzholz-expands-production-capacity-in-brazil/), 2025-12-09: "This expanded production capacity will mean an additional 33,000 tonnes/year of cold rolled steel strip"

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