# Cementos Progreso invests $500M in San Gabriel cement plant in Guatemala

Cementos Progreso invested $500 million in its new San Gabriel cement plant in San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. The plant is in testing phase and will begin production in Q1 2020, with capacity of 4,500 tonnes of clinker per day and 500 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-11
- Where: San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Guatemala
- Value: $500.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 4,500 tonnes of clinker per day
- Products: cement, clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cementos Progreso](https://endata.com/companies/37918.md)

## Sources

- [prensalibre.com](https://www.prensalibre.com/economia/esta-es-la-planta-en-la-que-cementos-progreso-invirtio-us500-millones-en-san-juan-sacatepequez/), 2019-03-11: "La planta San Gabriel en San Juan Sacatepéquez se encuentra en fase de pruebas y entrará en operación en el primer trimestre del 2020"

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