# Alubar expands cable factory in Barcarena with BRL 100M investment

Alubar started an expansion of its cable factory in Barcarena, Pará, Brazil, with an investment of 100 million reais. The expansion will add 60% production capacity by 2019 to meet growing demand in the electricity transmission market.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-11-27
- Where: Barcarena, Pará, Brazil
- Value: $30.5M (100.0M BRL)
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 60% additional production capacity
- Products: electrical cables
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Alubar](https://endata.com/companies/28394.md)

## Sources

- [cimm.com.br](https://www.cimm.com.br/portal/noticia/exibir_noticia/16250-alubar-expande-fabrica-para-atender-demanda-aquecida-em-transmissao-de-energia), 2017-11-27: "A fornecedora de cabos elétricos Alubar iniciou uma expansão de sua fábrica em Barcarena... em um investimento de 100 milhões de reais."

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