# Dompel group to build R$8M plastic valve plant in Linhares, Espírito Santo

Dompel, a group from Caxias do Sul, is building Pump América, a plant in Linhares, Espírito Santo, to make pump and trigger plastic valves. Initial investment is R$8 million, rising to R$16 million, with about 100 jobs and production expected from August 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-05-12
- Where: Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Value: $1.50M (8.00M BRL)
- Jobs: 100
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200,000 valves per day
- Products: pump valves, trigger valves, plastic dispensing caps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Pump América](https://endata.com/companies/7963.md)
- [Dompel](https://endata.com/companies/7964.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [agazeta.com.br](https://www.agazeta.com.br/colunas/beatriz-seixas/grupo-gaucho-vai-investir-r-8-milhoes-em-fabrica-de-valvula-plastica-no-es-0521), 2021-05-12: "O negócio, batizado de Pump América, vai receber investimentos iniciais de R$ 8 milhões."

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