# John Deere invests over R$700M in Catalão plant expansion

John Deere announced an investment of over R$700 million to expand its factory in Catalão, Goiás, Brazil, adding over 20,000 square meters to the existing 69,000 square meter plant. The expansion will create approximately 400 new jobs over 60 months and enable nationalization of the See & Spray smart spraying system. The announcement was made on April 22, 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-04-22
- Where: Catalão, Goiás, Brazil
- Value: $135.0M (700.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 square meters added
- Products: pulverizers, sugarcane harvesters, See & Spray system
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [John Deere](https://endata.com/companies/15751.md)

## Sources

- [tiinside.com.br](https://tiinside.com.br/my/22/04/2024/john-deere-anuncia-investimento-de-mais-de-r%EF%BC%84-700-milhoes-na-fabrica-de-catalao-go/), 2024-04-22: "Com esta expansão da unidade teremos a adição de mais de 20 mil metros quadrados aos 69 mil metros quadrados da planta atual."
- [valorinternational.globo.com](https://valorinternational.globo.com/agribusiness/news/2024/04/23/john-deere-to-expand-goias-factory.ghtml), 2024-04-23: "Agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere announced Monday that it will invest more than R$700 million to expand the infrastructure of its agricultural machinery factory in Catalão, in the state of Goiás."

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