# Aperam launches grain-oriented electrical steel line in Timóteo, Brazil

Aperam South America launched a high-permeability grain-oriented electrical steel (HGO) line at its Timóteo unit in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a production capacity of 60,000 t/y and an investment of about USD 19 million. It is the first HGO-producing line in the country.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2017-02-07
- Where: Timóteo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $19.0M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60,000 t/y
- Products: high-permeability grain-oriented electrical steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Aperam South America](https://endata.com/companies/22103.md)

## Sources

- [bnamericas.com](https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/aperam-launches-grain-oriented-electrical-steel-line-in-brazil), 2017-02-09: "It is the first HGO-producing line in the country, Aperam said in a release."

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