Tecumseh do Brasil will invest R$80 million to start production of its VR3 refrigeration compressor in São Carlos, São Paulo, with R$64 million for capacity and R$16 million for R&D and line adaptation. First deliveries are planned for the second half of 2026.
Nidec ACIM inaugurated a new production line for Embraco FMS variable-speed compressors at its Joinville plant, with capacity of up to 5 million units per year and over 220 direct jobs.
Tecumseh do Brasil announced plans to build a compressor plant in the Manaus Free Trade Zone, with operations expected in the second half of 2027. The plant is planned to produce about one million compressors at full capacity and create 200 to 300 local jobs.
Tecumseh filed a project for a compressor factory in the Manaus Industrial Hub with planned investment of R$56 million and about 200 jobs over three years, able to produce up to 1 million compressors a year. The plan was first announced in March 2025.
German firm Neuman & Esser is investing R$70 million in a new 3,500 m² factory in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to produce low-carbon hydrogen generators and compressor packaging, creating about 200 direct and indirect jobs.
Tecumseh do Brasil, marking 50 years in Brazil, plans to invest more than R$75 million over the next three years in São Carlos to increase compressor production capacity and develop next-generation high-efficiency compressors for 2025 INMETRO standards.
Nidec Global Appliance inaugurated a new EM compressor production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina site on November 11, 2021. The line cost R$100 million and created 250 jobs, part of R$300 million invested in the state since 2019.
Nidec Global Appliance will invest R$100 million in a new production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina factory, raising compressor output by 17% to a capacity of 2.5 million compressors per year and creating 200 jobs.
Whirlpool Corporation has completed the sale of its Embraco compressor business in Brazil and worldwide to Japanese motor maker Nidec. The deal was first announced in April 2018.
The European Commission approved Nidec's proposed acquisition of Whirlpool's Embraco refrigeration compressor business, conditional on Nidec's divestment and investment commitments. The purchase price was $1.08 billion, agreed on 24 April 2018.
Nidec completed its acquisition of Whirlpool Corporation's compressor business, Embraco, on 2 July 2019 after European Commission approval. Embraco operates in Brazil.
RLX Fluidos Refrigerantes inaugurated a refrigerant fluid factory in the Manaus Free Trade Zone, Brazil, with an investment of about R$3.6 million and initial capacity of 22 million kg a year.