Horse Powertrain's Engine Cylinder Head Foundry Opens in Curitiba, Brazil

Horse Powertrain's engine cylinder head foundry at its Curitiba manufacturing base in Brazil has officially opened and begun production. Horse Powertrain CEO Matias Giannini attended the opening ceremony along with company executives and local government officials. The project, with an investment of approximately EUR 35 million, was first announced in September 2024. Also announced at the same time was an investment of BRL 100 million to expand production capacity for the HORSE H13 engine at the Curitiba plant. The new foundry is designed with an annual capacity of 210,000 aluminum cylinder heads and will supply the Curitiba plant's 1.0-liter HORSE H10 and 1.3-liter HORSE H13 turbocharged gasoline-ethanol flex-fuel engines, localizing production of these core engine components. Both engines primarily target the Brazilian and South American passenger vehicle markets and feature a triangular cylinder head design. The foundry uses gravity casting, marking the first time Horse Powertrain has employed this process globally. The Curitiba plant currently also uses low-pressure casting and high-pressure die casting. Compared with existing die casting processes, gravity casting reduces the embodied carbon emissions per cylinder head by 35%. The Curitiba team has developed a fully integrated aluminum melting and delivery process from furnace to mold. The Curitiba plant has previously committed to using 98% recycled aluminum and has obtained "Zero Waste to Landfill" certification.