Grupo Carso
company
Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican global conglomerate company owned by Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merger of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa. The name Carso stands for Carlos Slim and Soumaya Domit de Slim, his wife.
In May 2014, the conglomerate had a stock market capitalisation of over $12 billion US dollars.
In 1996, Carso Global Telecom (which includes Telmex, Telcel and América Móvil) separated itself from Grupo Carso.
Divisions
Industrial and manufacturing
As of 2023, 31% of sales, 34% of operating income.
Grupo Condumex
products: cables (electrical, telephony, electronic, coaxial, fiber optics, for mining, automotive and others), automotive electrical harnesses, precision steel tubing, power transformers, alternate energy
brands: Condumex, Latincasa, Vinanel, Condulac, IEM, Precitubo, Sitcom, Microm, Sinergia, Equiter, Logtec
Commercial
As of 2023, 52% of sales, 41% of operating income.
Grupo Sanborns
DAX cosmetics stores
iShopMixup electronics and music stores
Sanborns restaurants and stores
Sears Mexico
Infrastructure and construction
As of 2023, 19% of sales, 19% of operating income.
Provides services to these sectors: chemical and petroleum, installation of pipelines, infrastructure, civil construction, and housing projects
Construction of: Roads; tunnels; water treatment plants, and infrastructure works, petroleum platforms and equipment for the chemical and petroleum industries, drilling of oil wells, geothermal wells, and drilling services; shopping centers, industrial plants, office buildings, and housing, telecommunications facilities, gas pipelines and aqueducts
Brands: CICSA, Swecomex, Bronco Drilling, Cilsa (Constructora de Infraestructura Latinoamericana, S.A.), GSM, PC Construcciones, Urvitec
Telecommunication
Carso Global Telecom
Carso Energy
Participates in the energy and petroleum industries. Currently it performs gas transportation services for the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission).
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