Harsco Corp., Harrisburg, Pa., has formed a new joint venture enterprise in Brazil to produce and market industrial grating products throughout the growing infrastructure and commercial development sectors of Brazil and South America.
The agreement with Brazilian-based Armco Staco S/A Industria Metalurgica capitalizes on the existing manufacturing resources of Armco Staco in combination with Harsco’s grating production and operating processes through its Harsco Industrial IKG division.
Market demand for grating products throughout the region is expected to continue to rise in support of such growing industrial sectors as energy, mining and offshore oil and gas, and with the additional infrastructure expansion and new construction leading up to two high-profile events in Brazil, the World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympics.