# Brembo opens aluminum foundry in Escobedo, Mexico

Brembo inaugurated a new aluminum foundry and brake-caliper assembly complex near Monterrey, Mexico, with a $39 million investment. The plant has a capacity of 2 million aluminum calipers per year and will employ about 500 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-10-01
- Where: Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Value: $39.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: Oct 2016
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2 million aluminum calipers per year
- Products: aluminum brake calipers
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Brembo](https://endata.com/companies/4874.md)

## Sources

- [foundrymag.com](https://www.foundrymag.com/melt-pour/article/21928921/brembo-starts-new-aluminum-foundry-in-mexico), 2016-11-01: "Brembo inaugurated an aluminum casting and brake-caliper assembly complex near Monterrey, Mexico, in October."
- [themanufacturer.com](https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/tesla-selects-brembo-to-provide-car-brakes-for-model-s-and-model-x/), 2016-11-11: "Approximately $36 million was invested in the new plant, which has also created 500 new jobs."

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