# Saint-Gobain Brasilit invests R$70M to expand roofing tile line in Recife

Saint-Gobain's Brasilit brand inaugurated a new fiber-cement roofing tile production line in Recife, Brazil, with an investment of approximately R$70 million, increasing capacity by up to 50% and creating over 50 direct jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-11-29
- Where: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Value: $14.0M (70.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 29 Nov 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: up to 50% increase in production
- Products: fiber-cement roofing tiles
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md)
- [Brasilit](https://endata.com/companies/74061.md)
- [Brasilit](https://endata.com/companies/74061.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [folhape.com.br](https://www.folhape.com.br/economia/fabrica-da-saint-gobain-na-brasilit-investe-r-70-milhoes-e-amplia/304130/), 2023-11-29: "Com um investimento de aproximadamente R$ 70 milhões, o grupo Saint-Gobain... inaugurou... mais uma linha de fabricação de telhas de fibrocimento, prometendo ampliar a produção em até 50%."
- [cimm.com.br](https://www.cimm.com.br/portal/noticia/exibir_noticia/24551-brasilit-investe-70-mi-nova-planta-producao-fibrocimento-pe), 2023-12-04: "Com um investimento de aproximadamente R$ 70 milhões, a nova unidade foi projetada para aumentar sua manufatura de produtos em fibrocimento ao ano."

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