# Valmet to invest about US$8M in new flow control plant in Sorocaba, Brazil

Valmet announced an investment of about US$8 million (R$40 million) in a new plant in Sorocaba, São Paulo, housing its Flow Control and Automation Solutions businesses. Completion is planned for the first half of 2026 and capacity will exceed 12,000 valve assemblies per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-01-23
- Where: Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $8.00M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 12,000 valve assemblies per year
- Products: control valves, DCS cabinets, flow control solutions
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [portalinnova.cl](https://portalinnova.cl/valmet-invertira-cerca-de-us-8-millones-en-nueva-planta-industrial-en-brasil/), 2026-01-23: "Valmet anunció una inversión cercana a US$ 8 millones (R$ 40 millones) para la construcción de una nueva planta en Sorocaba, en el estado de São Paulo."

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