# Valmet opens new filter fabric plant in Vespasiano, Brazil with R$100 million investment

Valmet inaugurated a new industrial unit in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an initial investment of R$60 million and plans for an additional R$40 million by 2030. The plant triples filter fabric production capacity in Brazil and replaces the previous Belo Horizonte operations.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-03-23
- Where: Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Value: $20.0M (100.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 23 Mar 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: up to 2.5 million square meters per year by 2030
- Products: filter fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md)

## Sources

- [industrianews.com.br](https://www.industrianews.com.br/2026/03/valmet-turbina-producao-no-brasil-com-nova-fabrica/), 2026-03-23: "A Valmet, líder global no desenvolvimento de tecnologias para as indústrias de celulose, papel, energia, mineração e outras indústrias, inaugurou uma unidade industrial em Vespasiano (MG), após investimento inicial de R$60 milhões na primeira fase, e planos de investimentos adicionais de R$40 milhõe"

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