# Horse invests €32.8M in cylinder head casting line at Curitiba plant

Horse will invest €26.3 million in a new automated gravity casting production line for aluminium cylinder heads at its Curitiba plant in Brazil, plus €6.5 million in testing and validation. The line will produce 210,000 cylinder heads annually and create 60 new jobs by 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-09-11
- Where: Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $36.2M (32.8M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: Oct 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 210,000 cylinder heads annually
- Products: aluminium cylinder heads, 1.0-litre flex fuel engines, 1.3-litre flex fuel engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Horse](https://endata.com/companies/72488.md)

## Sources

- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/horse-invests-e32-8-million-in-energy-efficient-cylinder-head-casting/), 2024-09-11: "By investing over €30 million in cylinder head production at Curitiba, we’re further localising the supply chain for some of our most valuable engines for the South American market."

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