# Atlas Copco acquires PowerTech, Chicago Pneumatic distributor in Brazil

Atlas Copco Group acquired PowerTech Ar Comprimido Ltda, a compressed air distributor in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which sells and services Chicago Pneumatic compressors and has 26 employees. The purchase price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-06
- Where: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Jobs: 26
- Status: completed
- Products: stationary compressors, portable compressors, Chicago Pneumatic compressors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (acquirer)
- [PowerTech Ar Comprimido](https://endata.com/companies/14253.md) (target)

## Sources

- [atlascopcogroup.com](https://www.atlascopcogroup.com/se/media/press-releases/2026/2026-powertech), 2026-05-06: "PowerTech Ar Comprimido Ltda. ("PowerTech"), en brasiliansk tryckluftsdistributör, har blivit del av Atlas Copco Group."
- [airbestpractices.com](https://www.airbestpractices.com/industry-news/atlas-copco-acquires-three-compressed-air-distributors), 2026-05-12: "PowerTech provides sales and service for stationary and portable air compressors for the Chicago Pneumatic brand."
- [inderes.fi](https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/brazilian-compressed-air-distributor-in-belo-horizonte-has-become-part-of-atlas-copco-group), 2026-08-20: "With this addition we will expand our service and sales footprint in the Minas Gerais region"

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