# AGC Vidros inaugurates $167M flat glass plant in Guaratinguetá, Brazil

AGC Vidros inaugurated a R$700 million ($167 million) flat glass plant in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, adding a furnace with 850 tonnes/day capacity. The expansion increased total capacity to 1,450 tonnes/day and created about 200 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-25
- Where: Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $167.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Apr 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 850 tonnes per day (new furnace); total 1,450 tonnes per day
- Products: flat glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [AGC Vidros](https://endata.com/companies/43509.md)

## Sources

- [glass-international.com](https://www.glass-international.com/news/agc-vidros-inaugurates-us-167-million-plant-in-sao-paulo-brazil), 2019-11-25: "With the new plant, AGC also increased its built-up area by approximately 50% to a total of 150,000 m²."

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