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- Grupo Carso SAB de CV is a Mexican conglomerate that operates in industrial manufacturing, commercial retail, infrastructure and construction, and energy sectors. The company offers cables including electrical, telephony, electronic, coaxial, fiber optics for mining and automotive applications; automotive electrical harnesses; precision steel tubing; power transformers; and alternative energy solutions through brands such as Condumex, Latincasa, Vinanel, Condulac, IEM, Precitubo, Sitcom, Microm, Sinergia, Equiter and Logtec in its industrial and manufacturing division; department stores, boutiques, cosmetics stores under DAX, electronics and music stores via iShop and Mixup, restaurants, coffee shops and general merchandise through Sanborns and Sears Mexico in its commercial division; engineering, procurement and construction services for roads, tunnels, water treatment plants, petroleum platforms, oil and geothermal wells drilling, shopping centers, industrial plants, office buildings, housing, telecommunications facilities, gas pipelines and aqueducts via subsidiaries including CICSA, Swecomex, Bronco Drilling, Cilsa, GSM, PC Construcciones and Urvitec in its infrastructure and construction division; and exploration, production and transportation of oil, gas, hydrocarbons and electricity through Carso Energy, Carso Oil & Gas and Carso Electric. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Mexico City, the company maintains primary operations in Mexico with additional presence in Latin America and pursues opportunities in energy reforms across the region. Recent developments include the June 2024 acquisition of 100% of Petrobal through subsidiary Zamajal to expand offshore oil and gas interests in Contract Area 4 off Campeche; a September 2025 contract award for the construction and design of 111 km of the Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo Passenger Train segments 13-14; an agreement with Talos Energy in 2024-2025 to acquire an additional 17.4% stake in the Zama oil field; a September 2025 $1.99 billion Pemex contract to drill 32 wells at the Ixachi gas and condensate field; and ongoing feasibility reviews for a deepwater gas field project with Pemex announced in October 2025.