# TMD Friction do Brasil opens new brake pellet plant in Indaiatuba, Brazil

TMD Friction do Brasil inaugurated a new 100,000 m² pellets factory in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, on October 3, 2017. The R$142 million investment will expand pellet production capacity from 17 million to 22 million per year and double brake lining output from 9 million to 18 million pieces annually.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-03
- Where: Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Starts operating: 3 Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 22 million pellets per year; 18 million brake linings per year
- Products: brake pellets, brake linings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [TMD Friction do Brasil](https://endata.com/companies/33665.md)

## Sources

- [cobreq.com.br](https://cobreq.com.br/en/tmd-friction-do-brasil-inaugurates-new-plant-in-salto-sp/), 2018-08-08: "TMD Friction, a traditional auto parts manufacturer in Brazil, which owns the Cobreq brand inaugurated on October 03, 2017, its new pellets factory in the city of Indaiatuba, in the interior of São Paulo."

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