# Valmet to build R$100M filter fabric plant in Vespasiano, Brazil

Valmet is investing R$100 million in a new factory in Vespasiano, Brazil, to triple its production capacity of technical filter fabrics for mining, pulp and paper, and other industries. The plant will have 12,000 square meters of built area and is expected to start operations in the second half of 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-05-27
- Where: Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Value: $20.0M (100.0M BRL)
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.2 million square meters per year (current), targeting 2.5 million square meters per year within five years
- Products: technical filter fabrics, filter screens
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md)

## Sources

- [portalimpactto.com.br](https://portalimpactto.com.br/noticia/8087/valmet-investe-r-100-milhoes-em-nova-fabrica-em-vespasiano-e-mira-triplicar-producao-no-brasil), 2025-05-27: "Não queremos perder espaço para os concorrentes."

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