# Cemento Polpaico board approves merger with Cementos Bicentario

The board of Grupo Hurtado Vicuña subsidiary Cemento Polpaico voted in favor of a merger with fellow subsidiary Cementos Bicentario, which operates three grinding plants in Chile. The merger was first mooted in February 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-03-18
- Where: Chile
- Status: announced
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cemento Polpaico](https://endata.com/companies/46002.md)
- [Grupo Hurtado Vicuña](https://endata.com/companies/19908.md) (investor)
- [Cementos Bicentario](https://endata.com/companies/46003.md) (target)

## Sources

- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/10598-grupo-hurtado-vicuna-receives-approval-for-subsidiaries-merger), 2020-03-18: "The board of directors of Grupo Hurtado Vicuña (GHV) subsidiary Cemento Polpaico... has voted in favour of a merger with fellow GHV subsidiary Cementos Bicentario (BSA)."

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