The New Distribution Center Will Be Located in the Municipality of Itatiaia, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The Location Will Have 5 Thousand 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 Fluminense region. The announcement was made this Thursday (21) during the visit of Governor Cláudio Castro to the company headquarters in Guarulhos (SP). With 5 thousand square meters, the new distribution center will start operating in early December, generating over 200 direct jobs. Also Read This News: Renner Invests R$ 1.2 Billion in the Construction of a New Distribution Center in São Paulo
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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 comes into operation, 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 are regaining confidence in Rio de Janeiro, which has once again become the country’s gateway. It is, once again, Rio’s time. That is why we and other companies from Brazil and abroad are coming to the state”, said Fernando de Castro, president of União Química.
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“This is yet another major company that is betting on the State of Rio de Janeiro at this moment of recovery. This means more investment and also more quality of life for the population, with job creation. The arrival of União Química, which is one of the largest companies in Brazil, shows that we are on the right track”, said the governor, accompanied during the visit about the new distribution center by the Secretaries of the Civil House, Nicola Miccione, and Economic Development, Vinícius Farah.
Check Also: Multinational Amazon Announces New Distribution Center in RJ, Expecting to Generate Over 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, Rio de Janeiro. This is the first center in the state, and even before it opens, it promises over 200 new direct jobs and also expects to generate more than 1,000 temporary jobs for special events and peak season.
With the new announcement regarding the distribution center in Rio de Janeiro, Amazon has now created over 9,600 direct and indirect jobs in the operations sector, with 5,200 of them being direct. Additionally, 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 at Amazon in Brazil, Ricardo Pagani, the arrival of the new distribution center in Rio de Janeiro makes the company proud to bring a huge number of new job opportunities to the local region of São João de Meriti.

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