Fortaleza Materiales Caldera Cement Plant

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Fortaleza Materiales Caldera Cement Plant (Molienda Fortaleza) is a grinding cement plant operating in Caldera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Caldera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 9.928846, -84.686416 (exact)

Ownership Tree

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
grinding	operating	2018

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Grupo Carso SAB de CV [100.0%]	E100001014390 [100.0%]	Fortaleza Materiales SAB de CV [100.0%]	E100002006059 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
0.30	–

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
grey	blended	unknown	unknown

Table 5: Clinker Production

Clinker production method	Number of operating kilns (accuracy)	Number of developing kilns (accuracy)	Kiln technology - preheater	Kiln technology - precalciner	Kiln technology - waste heat recovery
–	–	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
–	–	unknown

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