Embaquim started full operation of a new Carnevalli coextruder at its São Bernardo do Campo plant to make multilayer barrier films. The equipment adds 50 tonnes per month and raises total film capacity by 15%.

Packaging maker Box Print will expand its plant in Campo Bom, Brazil, with a new 3,200 m² building and about R$10 million investment, backed by a municipal incentive of up to R$250,000. Headcount is planned to rise from 216 to more than 257 by 2024.

WestRock is investing a further US$345 million in expanding its paper mill in Três Barras, Santa Catarina. The article dates this plan to its October 2019 announcement.

WestRock Brasil announced a R$ 10 million investment at its Pacajus corrugated packaging plant in Ceará to add new production equipment, including a corrugator, two printers and a material handling system, lifting capacity and quality.

Nestlé Brasil is investing R$45 million to install three new ready-to-drink NESCAU production lines at its Feira de Santana factory in Bahia, with capacity up to 75,000 tonnes per year. The lines are due to start in the first half of 2020 and will create about 140 jobs.

Bracell Group presented its R$7 billion (about EUR 1.66 billion) Project Star to expand dissolving pulp production at Lencois Paulista, Sao Paulo state, due for completion by end-2021. The operation phase will employ about 4,000 permanent workers.

Thyssenkrupp has expanded its camshaft unit in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to meet rising automotive demand, as reported on 25 June 2019. The plant was opened in late 2015 and has 20 robots.

Klabin approved its largest-ever investment, the Puma II project, estimated at R$9.1 billion. It includes two kraftliner paper machines with integrated pulp production at its Ortigueira site in Paraná, with total capacity of 920,000 tonnes per year.

Novelis has started work on expanding its Pindamonhangaba plant in São Paulo state, Brazil, with an investment of 650 million reais (about US$167 million) including a rail terminal. The expansion adds 100,000 t/y of rolling capacity and 60,000 t/y of recycled output, with completion expected in 2021.

Danfoss is investing about €1.5 million in an automated water-based paint line in a 700 square metre area of its mobile hydraulics plant in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The line will bring painting in-house, previously outsourced, and is expected to create new jobs.

Unilever is investing R$127 million to expand its Pouso Alegre factory in Brazil, transferring Hellmann's and Arisco product lines from Goiás, with 200 direct and 150 indirect jobs and operations starting in 2019.

Videolar-Innova is investing R$500 million to double its styrene monomer plant in Triunfo, Brazil, to 460,000 tonnes per year, with completion expected in 2019.

Smurfit Kappa invested R$24 million in its Uberaba plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil, boosting production by 30% through upgraded conversion equipment. The company plans a more aggressive investment programme in 2019.

Novelis announced a $175 million investment to add 100 kilotonnes of rolling and 60 kilotonnes of recycling capacity at its Pindamonhangaba plant in Brazil, with construction starting February 2019 and completion expected in 2021.

Klabin is investing R$50 million in 2018 to buy a complete printing and bag production line at its Lages plant in Santa Catarina, increasing capacity by 10%.

WestRock announced approval of a US$345 million investment to expand its paper mill in Três Barras, Santa Catarina, boosting HyPerform kraft paper capacity to about 685k metric tons a year from about 470k. The announcement was made on 4 November 2018.

ABB inaugurated an extension of its Sorocaba factory in São Paulo state, with an investment of R$20 million, to produce electrical distribution, smart grid and digital industrial energy solutions for Brazil and South America.

Emerson installed a new production line at its ASCOVAL plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to assemble TopWorx valve controllers for South American customers, shortening delivery times.

Brazilian air compressor maker Schulz is investing R$150 million over three years to expand production capacity at its Joinville, Santa Catarina plant, having already hired 450 workers in late 2017.

Vipal Borrachas plans R$40 million of investment to add 4,000 motorcycle tyres a day at its Feira de Santana plant, raising output to 8,000 a day and hiring 200 more workers. A protocol of intent was signed with the Bahia state economic development secretariat.

Danfoss plans to invest US$3.3 million more in its Caxias do Sul plant in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, before the end of 2018, to nationalize pumps and motors and raise local content.

Greiner Bio-One inaugurated an expansion of its factory in Americana, São Paulo state, with R$42 million invested in construction and operations. Some equipment started in December 2016 and more is due to start operating in 2017.

Bemis inaugurated an expansion of its packaging plant in the Suape industrial port complex in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco. The R$31 million investment adds 8,000 square meters and is expected to double rigid packaging capacity and create more than 140 jobs.