# Elementia to invest US$40M in Cementos Fortaleza plant in El Salvador

Mexico-based Elementia is investing US$40M in its Cementos Fortaleza plant in Acajutla, El Salvador, adding 0.3Mta of cement capacity. The project is expected to start operation in Q1 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-03-18
- Where: Acajutla, El Salvador, El Salvador
- Value: $40.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 0.3Mta of cement
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Elementia](https://endata.com/companies/20375.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/172396/elementia-to-invest-us-40m-in-el-salvador.html), 2022-03-18: "The new 0.3Mta Cementos Fortaleza plant, which is expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2023, will be built in El Salvador due to its strategic location in Central America."

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