Drylock Technologies will build its 11th plant worldwide and its third in Brazil in Capivari, São Paulo. The first phase of the construction should be complete in 2026.

The new 30,000 square meter manufacturing plant will house new high-tech machines and a distribution center on a 200,000 square meter site strategically located near some of the state’s main highways. The plant will be twice as big as the other plant in Capivari and will have the potential to be the second largest facility in the group, second only to the flagship site in the Czech Republic.
 

This expansion comes as private labels are also gaining momentum in Brazil. Drylock also recently organized its first Retail Brand Academy with representatives from large retail companies in Latin America. Drylock initially entered the Brazilian market in 2018 when acquired the local hygiene brands Mardam and Capricho.

This first phase of the new site was announced by Drylock’s Business Development Director, Jules Van Malderen, by the vice-presidents of Drylock Brazil, Alex Ornelas, Eduardo Dallagnese, and by the mayor of Capivari, Vitor Riccomini. “As a family company, we are proud to be here with the mayor and the community showing that we are committed to Brazil as a market, and we will continue to invest locally in equipment, buildings and people,” says Van Malderen.

In line with the “Innovate to Protect” principles, the new plant project will also feature a Drylock forest, similar to the one created at the Segovia plant in Spain.

Earlier this year, Drylock announced it would expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint with a new diaper manufacturing site in North Carolina—the group’s 10th facility globally—which will serve as a hub for its diaper business in North America. Drylock did not say which absorbent products would be made at the new Brazilian site.