# Grupo Matsuda opens new pet and fish feed plant in Ceará

Grupo Matsuda inaugurated a new plant in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, for producing pet food and fish feed, with a BRL 20 million investment, 60,000 sqm total area, and capacity of 20 tonnes/hour for meals and 6 tonnes/hour for extrusion, creating 70 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-11-02
- Where: São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, Brazil
- Value: $6.20M (20.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: 2 Nov 2016
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20 tonnes/hour meals, 6 tonnes/hour extrusion
- Products: pet food, fish feed, shrimp feed
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Grupo Matsuda](https://endata.com/companies/19520.md)

## Sources

- [editorastilo.com.br](https://www.editorastilo.com.br/pet-food/grupo-matsuda-inaugura-mais-uma-fabrica-no-ceara/), 2016-11-02: "foram investidos cerca de 20 milhões de reais na fábrica que teve seu projeto ampliado de uma estrutura que fabricava apenas ração para peixes para a fabricação de alimentos para cães e gatos"

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