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In Rio de Janeiro, the new distribution center of the pharmaceutical company União Química will create more than 200 jobs

Written by Roberta Souza
Published 23/10/2021 às 08:57
Updated 29/10/2021 às 11:51
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The new distribution center will be located in the municipality of Itatiaia, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The site will cover 5 square meters.

The state of Rio de Janeiro will gain a unit, from the pharmaceutical company União Química, in the municipality of Itatiaia, in the south of Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made this Thursday (21), during a visit by the governor, Cláudio Castro, to the company's headquarters, in Guarulhos (SP). With 5 square meters, the company's new distribution center will start operating in early December, generating more than 200 direct jobs. Also read this news: Renner invests BRL 1,2 billion in the construction of a new distribution center in São Paulo

Investments in the new venture, in Rio de Janeiro

With an investment of R$ 100 million in the first year, the new distribution center in Itatiaia, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, will be responsible for 15% of the company's operations in Brazil. Once the distribution center is operational, União Química expects to deliver its products to the state on the same day as the order or within a maximum of 24 hours.

“With these investments that the State has made, we regain confidence in Rio de Janeiro, which has once again become the gateway to the country. It is, once again, Rio's turn. Therefore, we and other companies from Brazil and abroad are arriving in the state”, said Fernando de Castro, president of União Química.

“This is yet another large company that is betting on the State of Rio de Janeiro at this time of recovery. This means more investment and also better quality of life for the population, with the creation of jobs. The arrival of União Química, which is one of the largest companies in Brazil, demonstrates that we are on the right path”, said the governor, accompanied on the visit to the new distribution center by the Secretaries of the Civil House, Nicola Miccione, and of Economic Development , Vinicius Farah.

Also check: Multinational Amazon announces new distribution center in RJ, with expectations of generating more than 1.200 jobs

To improve and enhance its logistics, the multinational Amazon announced the expansion of its operations in the country with its new Distribution Center, located in São João de Meriti, in Rio de Janeiro. This is the first center in the state and even though it is not even open, it already promises more than 200 new direct jobs and hopes to generate more than 1.000 temporary jobs for special events and high season.

With the new announcement about the distribution center in Rio de Janeiro, Amazon reaches more than 9.600 direct and indirect jobs generated in the operations sector, 5.200 of which are direct. In addition, with the inauguration of its new distribution center, the company now has ten centers spread across the country, present in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal District.

According to the general director of operations for Amazon in Brazil, Ricardo Pagani, the arrival of the new distribution center in Rio de Janeiro makes the company proud for bringing a huge amount of new job opportunities to the local region of São João from Meriti.

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