Brazil
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Specializing in the manufacture of metal-rubber auto parts, Mobensani, a company based in Guarulhos in the greater Sao Paulo region, projects growth of at least 20% in production volume and revenue by 2025. This expansion will partly reflect the auto parts replacement market's growth, which saw a 13.3% increase in revenue in 2024. Investments in the expansion weren’t disclosed.
Komatsu, a Japanese manufacturer of equipment for the construction, mining, industrial, and forestry sectors, has announced a new cycle of investments in Brazil. The company will invest $25 million by 2027 to modernize and expand its factory in Suzano, Sao Paulo. The new investment adds to the $35 million already invested since 2023, totaling $60 million.
Brazilian mining company Vale will invest $12.3 billion through 2030 to expand iron ore and copper output at the Carajas complex in Para. The company aims to boost iron ore output to 200 metric tons annually and copper by 32%.
China’s Shandong Linglong Tire will invest $1.2 billion to build a new tire manufacturing plant in Brazil, one of the largest greenfield ventures in the automotive sector this year.
Novo Nordisk plans to invest $1.1 billion to expand its Montes Claros injectable diabetes/obesity drug facility, including production capacity, warehousing, and quality labs.
Hitachi Energy plans to invest $200 million to enhance transformer operations in Guarulhos as part of its global $1.5 billion capacity ramp-up.
Envision Energy plans to invest $1 billion in the development of sustainable aviation fuel production from sugarcane.
ByteDance plans to invest $8.8 billion in data center operations at the Pecem port in Ceara.
Embraer plans to invest $3.5 billion through 2030 to strengthen aerospace/defense tech capacities under the national industrialization mission
Mexico
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Humanscale will invest nearly $30 million to expand its facility in Nogales, Sonora. The expansion will add manufacturing and logistics capacity, strengthening its North American operations.
Hengli Hydraulics inaugurated its first plant in Latin America with a $325 million investment. Based in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon, the facility will produce hydraulic cylinders for heavy equipment.
Buhler began building its first plant in Mexico with a $56 million investment. The site in Matamoros, Coahuila, will manufacture food-processing and grain-handling equipment.
Safran inaugurated its sixth facility in Chihuahua with a $7 million investment. The 210,000-square-foot plant will focus on evacuation systems, expanding the company’s aerospace presence in Mexico.
Unilever announced a $400 million investment in a new plant in Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon, that will focus on beauty and personal care products for regional export.
Bulkmatic began constructing a $250 million intermodal terminal in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon. The facility will handle rail-to-truck liquid transfers and begin operations in 2026.
Suacero will invest $42 million to double capacity at its plant in Soledad, San Luis Potosi. The expansion includes 10,000 tons of machinery and a 35-hectare site.
NBHX has invested over $24.11 million in a new production line in Aguascalientes to increase its capacity sevenfold by 2030. The plant will focus on interiors for electric and luxury cars, consolidating its position as one of the group's most productive.
JAC will invest $160 million to expand its Hidalgo plant and increase capacity to 60,000 vehicles annually. The plan includes incorporating Industry 4.0 processes, focusing on producing electric vehicles, creating 5,500 jobs, and constructing an additional 33,000 square meters.
In the first quarter of 2025, aerospace investment in the Baja region in Mexico increased by 25% to $17.4 million. Of that total, 77% came from the United States, 19% from Canada, and 2% from France.
Advanced Composites, a Japanese supplier of high-performance TPO and polypropylene to the automotive industry, invested $10 million to inaugurate a new distribution center and increase its production in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
SL MEX, a Korean company, announced an investment of $45 million in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to manufacture automotive headlight modules for the automotive industry.
Tokai Kogyo, a Japanese manufacturer of rubber and resin automotive components, announced an investment of $5.2 million in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to expand its current production.
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