Hardware store sales in Central America are projected to register a considerable drop, which would be mainly due to the expected decline in retail sales of paints.
The "Information System for the Impact Analysis of covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, measures the impact that the crisis will have on companies according to their sector or economic activity, considering different scenarios for the coming months.
In Guatemala, between January and February of this year, the price of 22-gauge steel sheet fell 2%, and the price of rustic pine formwork wood increased 2%.
The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the price variations of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the representative basket of inputs used in the construction activity, using December 2018=100 as the base month.
The impact of the covid19 crisis on the construction sector in Central America is expected to be explained, to a greater extent, by the expected fall in the business of prefabricated steel structures.
The Social Security is tendering the construction of the Regional Hospital of the East, which will be in the municipality of Zacapa and will have a construction area of approximately 33,000 square meters.
A private cemetery is planned to be built in the municipality of Salcajá, Quetzaltenango, which will occupy an area of approximately 41,000 square meters.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Made S.A., presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to the Ministry of Environment to develop the project called "Los Olivos Cemetery".
Smaller areas and open spaces within the offices are some of the predominant trends in new projects being built in the metropolitan area of Guatemala.
It is estimated that of the total area of construction approved in the metropolitan area during 2020, 37% corresponds to office buildings, office-warehouses and mixed-use buildings. Another 56% is for housing construction.
The Legislative Assembly approved in second debate a bill that aims to tax in the country the sale and self-consumption of imported or locally produced cement.
The initiative, which was approved in the first debate in the Assembly in mid-February and is still pending approval by the Executive Branch, establishes that the tax will be on imported cement produced nationally, in bags or in bulk, for sale or self-consumption, of any kind, whose destination is the consumption and marketing of the product nationally.
An apartment tower in Honduras, the construction of a road in Guatemala and a multipurpose tower in Panama are part of the investments announced in the region for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects to be developed in the coming months.
After investing $7 million, Grupo Monterrey began operating a factory in the municipality of Amatitlan with the capacity to produce 4 million blocks per month.
The industrial plant, whose facilities have an area of 4 thousand square meters, is located at kilometer 32 on the Pacific route, in the Rancho Grande industrial park. The factory has a mega blocks machine with European technology and a temperature-controlled warehouse for drying the block.
The Secretariat of Security of Honduras is tendering the supervision of construction works of police headquarters in several municipalities in the country.
In the country's metropolitan area, nearly 16,000 homes are being built, most of which are apartments and will be available in the coming months.
The good numbers for the construction sector in the country will continue in the coming months, since currently 112 real estate projects are being developed in the department of Guatemala, which will increase the housing supply in the next three years.
In Guatemala, between January 2019 and the same month of this year the price of the white porcelain sink with accessories rose 5%, and the 3/8" diameter and 20" long rod was reduced 6%.
The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the price variations of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the representative basket of inputs used in the construction activity, using December 2018=100 as the base month.
The Walmart supermarket chain plans to build a 5,772 square meter store in zone 4 of the municipality of Mixco.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, details that Operadora de Tiendas, S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called, "Walmart Naranjo."
Two office towers in El Salvador, a corporate center in Honduras and a shopping center in Panama are part of the investments announced in Central America for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects to be developed in the coming months.
In the department of Escuintla, Guatemala, an underwater fiber optic cable is planned to be installed, which will be used for telecommunications services such as Internet, data and communication.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala, S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called, "SPSC-Southern Pacific Submarine Cable System."
O4Bi is a system that allows to control and manage what a company needs: the complete process of development of works, accounts receivable, treasury, banks, sales and accounting.
O4Bi is a very robust system that allows to control and...
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...
español
1368