# Grupo Monterrey opens automated concrete block plant in Amatitlán, Guatemala

Grupo Monterrey inaugurated a new automated concrete block plant in Amatitlán, Guatemala, with an investment of $7.1 million. The plant has capacity to produce 96 blocks per minute, up to 138,000 blocks daily and 4 million monthly, employing 80 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-02-25
- Where: Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala
- Value: $7.10M
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: 25 Feb 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 96 blocks per minute, 138,000 blocks daily, 4 million monthly
- Products: concrete blocks, paving stones
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Grupo Monterrey](https://endata.com/companies/45516.md)

## Sources

- [eleconomista.net](https://www.eleconomista.net/economia/Grupo-Monterrey-invierte-7.1-millones-en-fabrica-de-bloques-de-concreto-20200225-0026.html), 2020-02-25: "Grupo Monterrey inauguró este martes en Amatitlán, al sur de la capital guatemalteca, una planta para la fabricación de bloques de concreto."

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