1997 SAW THE BIRTH OF METALÚRGICA LOPES E CAPITAZ WHEN MR. JORGE LOPES E MR. JORGE CAPITAZ DECIDED TO SET UP A WORKSHOP IN A SPACE OF 350 M2 AND ONLY 3 PEOPLE, TO PRODUCE EQUIPMENTS FOR THE CERAMIC DECORATIVE PLANTS IN THE REGION.
Over these 25 years the company has grown and created its own manufacturing and design structure, becoming the leading equipment supplier in Portugal for the Ceramic Industry and increasingly recognized internationally for its development and technological innovation, build quality and customer service all around the world.
Today, in its premises with an area of 10,000 m2, MLC produces the most diverse range of machines and equipment for tableware and dinnerware, decorative and pottery, in the various types of body – earthenware, stoneware, vitreous and fine porcelain.
The company is now turning its attention to the foreigner markets… ´´The world is our market …It’s time to show our capabilities and skills in the development of projects for the needs of the world’s ceramic plants´´.