# AGC lights second furnace in Guaratinguetá, Brazil

AGC Vidros do Brasil lit its second furnace at Guaratinguetá, Brazil, on April 1, 2019. The furnace has a capacity of 850 tons of glass per day, increasing the company's production capacity in the country by 140%. The investment was $750 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-01
- Where: Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $750.0M
- Starts operating: 1 Apr 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 850 tons of glass per day
- Products: flat glass, extra clear glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [AGC Vidros do Brasil](https://endata.com/companies/38564.md)

## Sources

- [glassglobal.com](https://www.glassglobal.com/news/agc-lights-its-second-oven-in-brazil-29860.html), 2019-04-07: "As announced in February this year, the second AGC furnace was lit in April, more precisely on 01.04.2019, the first day of the month."

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