Mexican giant invests R$ 1 billion and starts operations in 2014
Specialist in steels will hire 750 people in Pindamonhangaba, with the support from Invest SP
GV do Brasil, a subsidiary of the Mexican steelmaker Simec, has announced that it will start its operations in the first half of 2014. The company is investing R$ 1 billion in the future plant being built in the city of Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo.
The announcement took place last Friday, August 9, during a visit of the director of expansion of Simec Group, Luiz Garcia Limón, to the president of Investe São Paulo, Luciano Almeida. “Brazil and especially the state of São Paulo have an excellent economic development. The 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics are a great opportunity for us to grow in the country,” said Limón.
With the start of operations, 750 direct jobs will be created. “The region of Vale do Paraíba is strategically located. It is 150 km from the state capital, near the border between the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, the port of Santos and Guarulhos Airport. In addition, it also has an excellent infrastructure to distribute the production and skilled labor,” said Almeida.
The agency has been working with the company since July 2010, providing support in the contact with public and private entities, power and telecom utilities and obtaining licenses.
In the Brazilian plant, the company will produce rebar, wire rod and steel bars for mechanical construction.
In an area covering 1.3 million square meters, the plant will have approximately 75 thousand square meters of built area and 260,000 square meters of PPA (Permanent Protection Area), where approximately 45,000 seedlings will be planted. The company already has the preliminary and installation licenses granted by Cetesb (Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo).
The Brazilian plant will be the group's first plant outside of North America. The Simec Group owns plants in Mexico, United States and Canada. In Pindamonhangaba, the company will manufacture products for the construction, automotive, marine and industrial sectors.
The ease to obtain raw materials, the proximity to the railway, the consumer market and the structure for training human capital with universities, colleges and technical schools have made GV do Brasil choose the city.
“The support we have been receiving since the beginning from the State Government, through Investe SP, and from the city of Pindamonhangaba was also essential for choosing the location to settle the plant,” says the manager of implementation of the project in Brazil, Álvaro Staut Neto.
About Simec
The operations of the SIMEC Group, specialized in steel, began in 1969, with the first plant in Guadalajara, Mexico. The products manufactured by the Simec Group are intended for the construction, aerospace, mining, shipping and automotive industry.
Today, the Simec Group is the largest producer of structural and especial steel from Mexico. There are eight steel mills in Mexico, five in the United States and Canada. In total, the group has 5,100 employees spread across 14 plants.
The holding also includes Grupo San, which owns nine companies and Republic Steel, which owns several production units.
The plant in Brazil, in the city of Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, is being built by the group and will be called GV do Brasil.