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What happened with Cementos Progreso's San Gabriel plant and the San Juan Sacatepéquez conflict?

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Start of construction, San Gabriel plant

2013

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Cementos Progreso's San Gabriel plant, in San Juan Sacatepéquez, began construction in 2013 and opened in 2019, amid a persistent conflict with Kaqchikel communities that includes environmental complaints and threats against community leaders documented from the outset. The source (Wikipedia) does not specify the investment amount; figures of around US$730 million circulate in the press. It is local capital, relevant as a case of social conflict in a large-scale industrial project.

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    Cementos Progreso

    • Start of construction, San Gabriel plant
    • Opening of the San Gabriel plant
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