# Eternit to build R$165M tile factory in Caucaia, Brazil

Eternit will invest R$165 million to build a new roofing tile factory in Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil, expected to start operations in the first half of 2023, creating 132 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-11-17
- Where: Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil
- Value: $29.5M (165.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 132
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 7,000 tons of tiles per month (first phase); up to 14,000 tons per month (second phase)
- Products: roofing tiles, photovoltaic tiles
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Eternit](https://endata.com/companies/31797.md)

## Sources

- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/132-vagas-de-emprego-serao-geradas-e-r-165-milhoes-serao-investidos-na-construcao-de-nova-fabrica-de-telhas-da-eternit/), 2021-11-17: "With this new unit in the region, we will expand the distribution of our tiles in the North and Northeast."

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