# Mercosul Electric Motors to build $32M factory in Alagoas

Mercosul Electric Motors plans to install a new electric motor factory in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, with investments of R$170 million (approx. US$32 million), generating 258 direct jobs. Installation is expected to start in October 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-13
- Where: Alagoas, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $32.0M (170.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 258
- Status: announced
- Products: electric motors for vehicles
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Mercosul Electric Motors](https://endata.com/companies/57103.md)

## Sources

- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/mais-de-250-postos-de-trabalho-serao-abertos-em-fabrica-de-motores-eletricos-no-estado-de-alagoas/), 2021-08-13: "the company Mercosul Electric Motors, which intends to install a new factory in the state still this year, with planned investments of R$ 170 million"

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