Horsch from Germany has built and opened a new plant in Curitiba, Brazil. The new hall covers an area of approx. 35,000 m2 is located on an area of 16 hectares. Among others, the assembly line has been designed for single grain seed drills, as well as the line for tillage machines. Also crop care technology is produced on this site.
Rodrigo Duck, CEO in Brazil, states that Horsch so far has already invested about 60 million Euro in the project. Thanks to the extension approx. 300 direct and more than 1000 indirect jobs have been created. “So far, it has been the largest investment that we as a company made in one single factory in such a short time”, Philipp Horsch confirms.
“For us, Brazil was and has always been a very interesting market – it is in line with our DNA. We come from the agricultural sector, we cultivate large fields, and we deal with direct seeding. The crops that are grown in Brazil are in line with our products. Moreover, agriculture in Brazil developed enormously. With the extension and the opening of our new plant we set new standards. Our technologies are now available to an even larger circle of farmers all over the world“, Horsch says.
Due to the extension, the plant can also handle requests from Latin America, parts of Africa as well as partly from European countries. “We are not going to limit the operating range of this plant. The main focus, of course, is on the Brazilian market as the demand for high-tech products that guarantee an increased output and productivity in the field still is very strong”, Philipp Horsch concludes.
Due to the extension, the plant can also handle requests from Latin America, parts of Africa as well as partly from European countries. “We are not going to limit the operating range of this plant. The main focus, of course, is on the Brazilian market as the demand for high-tech products that guarantee an increased output and productivity in the field still is very strong”, Philipp Horsch concludes.
