# WEG invests R$178.2 million to expand electric motor factory in Linhares, Brazil

WEG announced an investment of R$178.2 million to modernize and expand its electric motor factory in Linhares, Brazil, adding 14,000 square meters of manufacturing space and creating 250 new jobs by 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-03
- Where: Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Value: $32.0M (178.2M BRL)
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 79,000 square meters of manufacturing facilities
- Products: electric motors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md)

## Sources

- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/KR/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-announces-expansion-investments-of-r-178-2-million-in-linhares-brazil), 2021-11-03: "The Linhares industrial park was designed to allow for the gradual and continuous increase in production capacity and meet the company's expansion plan for the coming years."
- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/ZM/en/all-news/list?page=4&tag=investments), 2022-06-30: "Within two years the company intends to add 14 thousand square meters of manufacturing facilities to its current electric motor factory and hire 250 new employees."

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