# Schulz to invest R$150 million in capacity expansion at Joinville plants

Brazilian compressor maker Schulz plans to invest over R$150 million this year to expand product range and production capacity at its Joinville units, Schulz Automotiva and Schulz Compressores. Work includes new Industry 4.0 machinery, expanded production lines and a new electric motor and aluminium casting area.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-23
- Where: Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Value: $28.0M (150.0M BRL)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Schulz Automotiva about 150,000 tonnes of finished parts per year
- Products: air compressors, automotive parts, electric motors, aluminium castings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Schulz](https://endata.com/companies/2933.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [noticenter.com.br](http://www.noticenter.com.br/n.php?ID=27012&T=schulz-investira-r-150-milhoes-no-aumento-da-producao-em-joinville), 2021-04-23: "anunciou que destinará mais de R$ 150 milhões no correr deste ano para ampliar o portfólio de produtos e a sua capacidade de produção."

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Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.