Elementia

Cementos Fortaleza, part of Elementia, has begun construction of a new 0.25Mta cement mill in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, with an investment of US$30 million.

Elementia announced a new $17.5 million cement grinding plant for its subsidiary Cementos Fortaleza in Salinas Esparza, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The plant will use Gebr. Pfeiffer's ready2grind system to produce 300,000 tpy of cement, with production scheduled to begin in Q1 2018.

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.

Elementia announced a US$250m investment to expand its Tula cement plant in Hidalgo, Mexico, increasing capacity to 1.5Mta. The contract for the 3000tpd clinker plant was awarded to Fives FCB.

Elementia, SAB de CV acquired a 55% controlling stake in Giant Cement Holding Inc., USA, from Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA for US$220 million, adding three plants with 2.8Mta capacity, three limestone quarries, two aggregates quarries, and six cement terminals.