The New Heineken Brewery Will Be Built in Pedro Leopoldo, Located in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
The works for the construction of the new Heineken brewery in Pedro Leopoldo, in the state of Minas Gerais, are about to begin. Six months after the official announcement of the installation of a Heineken brewery in the state, the company is awaiting the issuance of licenses from the State Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development of Minas Gerais. Also see: A New Electric Car Factory Will Be Built in Minas Gerais, with Investments of 25 Billion Reais and There Will Be the Generation of 10 Thousand Jobs
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Details About the Execution of the Works of the New Heineken Brewery in Minas Gerais
The company Tucumann Engenharia, from the city of Curitiba in Paraná, will carry out the construction works and is already offering positions for earthmoving and drainage activities on the site that will host the brewery. Heineken’s new project has already received investments of R$ 1.8 billion and will be the 16th factory of the group in Brazil.
In May, it was reported that the brewery Heineken had already acquired land from the Bank of Development of Minas Gerais (BDMG), had purchased an area from Precon Engenharia, and was negotiating other areas around. At the time, the company did not comment on the matter, but the report had access to documents and information indicating that the construction will be near where the enterprise was to be located. A source related to the negotiations, who requested anonymity, detailed that the brewery’s installation will occur on a combination of four plots of land.
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This time, Heineken disclosed that it will soon begin the earthmoving on the site of its future brewery in Pedro Leopoldo and that the contracted company is recruiting professionals for this work. The company emphasized that it is waiting for the license to be issued by the responsible agency of the state of Minas Gerais.
The State of Minas Gerais with Large Breweries
With the arrival of Heineken, the state of Minas Gerais now hosts factories of major brands operating in Brazil, such as Ambev and Grupo Petrópolis. It is worth noting that the information about the state’s selection for the establishment of the unit was anticipated in February last year. In December, Governor Romeu Zema (Novo) officially announced the investment through a video posted on social media.
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Abralatas (Brazilian Association of Can Manufacturers) announced that three projects for can manufacturers are underway for the installation of new factories within the state of Minas Gerais, strengthening the supply of aluminum cans in Brazil. The companies Crown Embalagens, Ball, and Ardagh Group will make investments of R$ 3 billion by the end of the 2020-2022 triennium in three new aluminum can production units scattered across the state.
The multinational Crown Embalagens, one of Brazil’s most important manufacturers of aluminum cans for beer, soft drinks, juices, and teas, announced an investment in Minas Gerais for the installation of a new factory in 2022 for the production of 2.4 billion cans, and promises to generate many job opportunities in the region.
Meanwhile, the American company Ball Corporation will invest R$ 504 million in a new aluminum packaging factory in Frutal, in the state of Minas Gerais. With this investment, this factory will be the largest aluminum beverage packaging facility. 100 new jobs may be created.

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