Tube Factory in Porto do Pecém will be expanded and will generate almost 100 jobs

Factory within the Porto do Pecém area will undergo expansion works and will generate at least 40 jobs in two shifts

The tube manufacturer from São Paulo Hydrostec Tubos Equipamentos Ltda. will invest approximately R$ 10 million in the expansion of its factory located in the Industrial and Port Complex of Porto do Pecém.
The announcement was made by the Director of the company, Sérgio Ferreira, who stated that the investments will be beneficial for both the company and the region.

“The works are already being started and should last approximately 9 months. This expansion should more than double the factory's production capacity and generate at least 40 jobs per shift”, said the director.
The works, which should be completed by June of next year (2020), will generate 80 new direct jobs when the factory is operating at expanded capacity.

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Danilo Serpa (Director-President of the Industrial and Port Complex of Pecém – CIPP), spoke about the importance of the enterprise as a generator of jobs.
“The expansion of this factory, which is within our industrial area, shows how much we are seeking to develop Ceará's economy. Our goal is to keep attracting more and more investments to the Pecém Complex”, he said.

The factory

Installed in an area of ​​approximately 320.000 m2 in the Industrial Port Complex, in Porto do Pecém, located in the municipality of Caucaia (Ceará), its main activity is the manufacture of steel pipes with helical welding and metal piles from 400 mm to 3.000 mm in diameter and thickness from 4,25 mm to 19 mm, with a length of up to 18 meters, with coating.

Serving today, the entire national market, the hydrostec was inaugurated in 2010 and at the time was the first factory in the Northeast region with the automated production of steel tubes for dams, water mains and large works.

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