In Guatemala, Cemex S.A. plans to invest close to $16 million in the expansion of its production plant located in the municipality of Puerto de San José, department of Escuintla.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence Unit, Cemex Guatemala S.A., submitted to the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "Arizona Plant Capacity Expansion".
With growth in infrastructure projects and general construction, companies in the sector are investing in improvements and expansion of their production capacities.
The companies Cementera Mexicana (Cemex) and Productos Industriales de Concreto (Proinco, SA) with investments of $5.8 million and $3.2 million respectively, are counting on increasing their operating capacities.
The company will begin production of a new brand of concrete that offers better quality and resistance, and that is currently being sold in international markets.
CEMEX will soon start producing a new brand of concrete, Hidratium, a technology using internal curing of the concrete which is already available in France, Ireland, Mexico, Poland and Guatemala.