Grupo Carso SA de CV is a Mexican group that, through its direct or indirect subsidiaries, is active in the industrial, retail, hotel management, infrastructure and construction sectors. These activities include operating department stores, discotheques, restaurants and managing commercial centers; manufacturing and distributing products for the construction market, automotive, energy and telecommunications industries, and mining. It is also involved in manufacturing and selling products derived from copper and aluminum; producing and selling all types of coverings for walls and floors. Other activities include holding company shares in the property leasing, hotel, lithography and book binding, and printing sectors and manufacturing flexible packaging, providing hotel services, operating various branches of engineering, including the project and construction of all types of public works, industrial and electromechanical.