WEG (WEGE3) announced on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the acquisition of a new plot of land in the city of Dharmapuri, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The company invested US$ 8 mn in the purchase, equivalent to approximately R$ 44 mn. The site is part of the company's long-term strategy to gradually expand its production capacity and support the growth of its operations in the country in the coming years.
The land has a total area of 400,000 m² and is located 95 km from the Hosur manufacturing complex. According to WEG, the location favors the expansion of industrial operations in the country, facilitating the integration and verticalization of production processes.
WEG has had factories in India since 2011 and today has five units in the country. They produce electric motors, generators, voltage regulators, excitation systems and frequency inverters for a variety of industrial applications. With the acquisition, the company now totals more than 625,000 m² of total area in India, where it currently has about 2,000 employees.
