# Nidec Global Appliance opens new compressor line in Joinville, Brazil

Nidec Global Appliance inaugurated a new EM compressor production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina site on November 11, 2021. The line cost R$100 million and created 250 jobs, part of R$300 million invested in the state since 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-11
- Where: Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Value: $18.2M (100.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 250
- Status: completed
- Products: EM hermetic refrigeration compressors
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec Global Appliance](https://endata.com/companies/7772.md)

## Sources

- [nsctotal.com.br](https://www.nsctotal.com.br/colunistas/estela-benetti/o-plano-e-chegar-a-faturamento-de-us-5-bilhoes-ate-2025-diz-ceo-da-nidec), 2021-11-18: "Ao inaugurar nova linha de compressor EM na sede de Joinville, na última quinta-feira (11), o CEO da Nidec Global Appliance, Valter Taranzano, disse que este ano a companhia vai crescer 10% e faturar US$ 2,2 bilhões."

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