Castrolanda Cooperativa Agroindustrial, headquartered in Castro (PR), plans to invest approximately R$ 500 million in 2026, the largest volume in the history of the cooperative. The main destination of the resources is the expansion of the industrial capacity for milk processing, with an investment of R$ 200 million in the construction of a drying tower at the Milk Processing Plant (UBL) in Castro. The drying tower is part of a total project of approximately R$ 480 million for the expansion of the UBL. The civil works have already started and the equipment has been acquired, with the forecast of expanding the industrial capacity starting in 2028. The project has incentives from the Paraná Competitivo Program. "In our strategic planning, we decided to seek the growth of Castrolanda as an organization and, in 2026, we will have significant investments. Within the intercooperation model, milk production is constantly growing and, for this, our industries need to be prepared to receive the milk..."