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Current view of the Jaguariúna site where the
Brazil facility will be located. |
As part of the strategy to become a global supplier of engine
coolers,
TitanX decided to enter the Brazilian market this past June 2011 by establishing a full operating facility in this country. This past November 2011 TitanX Brazil was registered under the name TitanX Refrigeração de Motores, LTDA. "Groundbreaking for the production facility is expected for early February in the city of Jaguariúna, Brazil, located northeast of Sao Paulo," mentioned Klaus Mertens, General Manager for TitanX Brazil. The facility is estimated to be finished by July of this year and expected to begin production in October.
The Brazil facility will have around 30 employees when
operations begin in October. “We will start by assembling engine coolers
and charge air coolers using imported material from the Mjällby Division and local Brazilian suppliers,” said Per Lindquist, Vice President of Special Projects and Group Project Sponsor for Brazil. A year after the start of production it is anticipated to more than double the number of employees in the facility and to also have strong investments in welding equipment and more local material.
The team currently working on the Brazil project includes: Per Lindquist,
Vice President of Special Projects and Group Project Sponsor, Klaus Mertens, General Manager, Renato Vassalo, Sales Director, Daniel Ralphen, Corporate Industrial Coordinator, Pierre-Antoine Decaëns, Project Controller and Caio Pulcinelli, Production Consultant.
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How the Brazil facility is expected to look
once construction is completed. |
Operations in this plant will be in line with the rest of the TitanX divisions,
based on the TISIX culture, characterized by technological development and advanced engineering, and focused on operational excellence and superior quality. TitanX already exports to Volvo and Mercedes in Brazil and it has also identified other potential customers in this region. “We have the opportunity to build a top quality facility in Brazil which is intended to supply products to the South American market, with the possibility of later becoming a global player for export to other regions,” said Lindquist.