R$ 40 Million Investment and 100 New Jobs Announced at Factory by Wood Component Manufacturer for Construction Industry

Araupel Announced That It Will Invest in the Expansion of Its Factory in Guarapuava, in the Southern Region of the State of Paraná. New Jobs Will Be Created

Araupel, a company that manufactures wood components for construction, announced that it will invest R$ 40 million in the expansion of its factory in Guarapuava, in the southern region of the state of Paraná. The company’s CEO, Norton Fabris, informed Governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Júnior that with this investment, over 100 new jobs will be created, in addition to the 800 positions already generated in the region. Also, see this news: BRF Will Invest Nearly R$ 20 Million in a Factory in the State of Paraná

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Modernization of the Unit in the State of Paraná

Norton Fabris explained to the Governor of Paraná that since 2014, they have invested R$ 400 million in the Guarapuava factory, which he claims is one of the most modern in Brazil. The CEO of Araupel asserts that due to the excellence of the product made in the state of Paraná, they have conquered some of the most demanding markets in the world, such as the U.S. market.

Araupel has plants in Guarapuava and Quedas do Iguaçu, in the southwestern region of the state. At both plants, the company employs 1,700 people. With the expansion in Guarapuava, 100 new positions will be created. Founded in 1972, the company produces and sells items such as frames, door frames, panels, and baseboards, among other wood components, for both domestic and international markets.

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Sumitomo Rubber, owner of the Dunlop tire brand, reported that it will invest approximately R$ 1 billion to expand its factory in the state of Paraná, which will have its tire production capacity doubled by 2025, along with an increase in production of passenger car tires. As a result, an additional 300 people will be added to the current workforce of 1,600 employees at the plant located in Fazenda Rio Grande, in the metropolitan region of the capital city, Curitiba.

Yoshinori Wakitani, president of Sumitomo Rubber do Brasil, states that they have great confidence in the potential of the Brazilian market and expect that with this new investment in the factory, they will further consolidate their brands among Brazilian consumers by offering products that are benchmarks in safety and technology.

The factory located in Fazenda Rio Grande, Paraná, operates at peak capacity, in three shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, producing 18,000 units per day for automobiles, a volume that is expected to increase to 23,000 per day with investments by 2024. In the case of truck tires, current production reaches 1,000 per day, with projections to more than double the volume to 2,200 per day by 2025. Rodrigo Alonso, sales and marketing director at Dunlop, states that the investments will not only be allocated to increasing production but will also focus on technology, particularly in compounds that reduce rolling resistance to decrease fuel consumption, as this also affects all processes of the factory.