# Duratex rebrands as Dexco, announces $2.5B investment plan

Duratex, now renamed Dexco, announced a BRL 2.5 billion investment plan over three years, including BRL 600 million for a new ceramic tile plant in Botucatu, Brazil, and capacity expansions at existing units.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-07-15
- Where: Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $480.0M (2.50B BRL)
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: ceramic tiles, wood panels, bathroom fittings
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Dexco](https://endata.com/companies/56494.md)

## Sources

- [valorinveste.globo.com](https://valorinveste.globo.com/mercados/renda-variavel/empresas/noticia/2021/07/15/duratex-passa-a-se-chamar-dexco-a-partir-de-hoje.ghtml), 2021-07-15: "Estamos otimistas com o mercado da construção civil pelo menos para os próximos três anos."
- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/fabricante-de-materiais-de-construcao-anuncia-investimentos-de-r-25-bilhoes-e-construcao-de-nova-fabrica-no-estado-de-sao-paulo/), 2021-07-16: "The company’s investments in its units will total R$ 2.5 billion over three years."

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