# Cementos Fortaleza to build $17M cement plant in Esparza, Costa Rica

Elementia and Plycem announced the construction of a new Cementos Fortaleza plant in Esparza, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, with an investment of $17 million and a capacity of over 250,000 tonnes, creating more than 200 direct and indirect jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-23
- Where: Esparza, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Value: $17.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 tonnes
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cementos Fortaleza](https://endata.com/companies/27488.md)
- [Elementia](https://endata.com/companies/20375.md) (investor)
- [Plycem](https://endata.com/companies/27257.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [forbes.com.mx](https://forbes.com.mx/costa-rica-recibira-17-mdd-para-nueva-planta-de-cementos-fortaleza/), 2017-10-23: "Con la llegada de Cementos Fortaleza se inyectarán nuevas fuentes de empleo; específicamente se generarán más de 200 empleos directos e indirectos."

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