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What did Cementos Progreso buy outside Guatemala and why did Cemex leave the region?

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Purchase of Cemex operations in Costa Rica and El Salvador

US$335 million

Mar 2022Wikipedia

Cemex's exit from Costa Rica and El Salvador by selling to a Guatemalan group is also a story of a multinational retreating from the sub-region. All of this comes from Wikipedia.

  • Acquisition in the Dominican Republic

    Announced Aug 2024; operations assumed Jan 2025

    2024–2025Wikipedia
  • Plant in BelizeUS$8.2 million2021Wikipedia

Sources

  • Wikipedia

    Cementos Progreso

    • Purchase of Cemex operations in Costa Rica and El Salvador
    • Plant in Belize
    • Acquisition in the Dominican Republic
    es.wikipedia.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source