Industrial Investment
The Spanish multinational automotive components company, Gestamp, has opened its eighth factory in Brazil, located in Piracicaba (São Paulo). This investment reinforces its commitment to a strategic market where its sales have grown by more than 80% in the last five years.
The Spanish multinational Gestamp has started operations at its new plant in Piracicaba (São Paulo), reinforcing its strategic commitment to the Brazilian market. The facility, its eighth in the country, specializes in the manufacture of high-engineered metal components for car bodies and began operations last June.
The new factory has an industrial area of 16.500 square meters, with the capacity to expand to 40.000 square meters. It currently employs around 50 professionals, although the workforce is projected to reach 150 employees as production increases. This production center also incorporates sustainability criteria in its design, ensuring that its electricity supply will come from renewable sources and optimizing resource management to achieve a recycling rate of over 90% of the waste generated.
Strategic vision and growth in the Brazilian market
The choice of this location is the result of a strategic analysis to be closer to the main automotive manufacturers. In this regard, the CEO of Gestamp, Francisco J. Riberas, has emphasized that «the choice of Piracicaba This allows the company to establish itself in a strategic hub for the Brazilian automotive industry and continue investing in the state. São Paulo».
Likewise, Riberas He added: “Our operating model, characterized by efficiency, together with our innovation capabilities, digital technologies and advances in digitization, have allowed us to consolidate ourselves as a high value-added technology partner"competitive and reliable for the leading automotive manufacturers present in the country."
With this opening, the industrial capacity of Gestamp en Brasil It covers approximately 300.000 square meters, with a total workforce of nearly 5.000 employees. The company's presence in the country dates back to 1997, and its growth has been remarkable, especially in the last five years. Sales in the Brazilian market reached €677 million in 2025, a growth of over 80% compared to the €375 million recorded in 2021.
| Concept | Figure |
|---|---|
| New floor area (Piracicaba) | 16.500 m² (expandable to 40.000 m²) |
| Employees (current/potential) | 50 / 150 |
| Sales in Brasil (2025) | 677 millones de euros |
| Sales in Brasil (2021) | 375 millones de euros |
| Sales Growth (2021-2025) | Over 80% |
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