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Net Worth:
$2.4 Billion

What is Rufino Vigil Gonzalez's Net Worth?

Rufino Vigil Gonzalez is a Mexican steel magnate who has a net worth of $2.4 billion. Rufino Vigil Gonzalez is the President of Industrias CH, a steel production and processing company with an annual capacity of more than 5 million tons. He owns a 64% stake in the holding company, which has numerous subsidiaries involved in production of commercial steel and welded steel tubes. Created in 1991, Industrias CH Vigil began making a series of acquisitions from the very beginning.

While in 1999, it merged with Grupo Ruvi, another steel producer. It was in 2001, when the company bought out 82.5% of Grupo Simec, a steel manufacturer with factories in Guadalajara and Mexicali. Nine years later, the Simec assets represented 91% of ICH's net sales. Nowadays, the company has 24 steel production and processing units, 16 of which are spread across Mexico, whereas the remaining 8 are placed in the United States and Canada.

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  1. Rufino Vigil Gonzalez’s steel fortune

    Vigil Gonzalez is president of Industrias CH and owns a majority stake in its holding company. Here is CNW’s estimate of his net worth.

    CNW estimated net worth $2.4B

    CNW snapshot: 2026-09-28

  2. Where he lands among CNW’s CEOs

    CNW places his estimated fortune among 705 eligible profiles in its CEO category.

    of 705 eligible profiles #128

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  3. His stake in the steel group

    Industrias CH produces and processes steel through numerous subsidiaries. Vigil Gonzalez owns a majority of its holding company.

    Vigil Gonzalez’s stake in the Industrias CH holding company 64%

  4. From a new company to Grupo Simec

    Industrias CH was created in 1991. A merger and a major purchase followed within its first decade.

    • Company founded · 1991

      Industrias CH was created.

    • Grupo Ruvi merger · 1999

      Industrias CH merged with another steel producer.

    • Grupo Simec purchase · 2001

      Industrias CH bought 82.5% of the steel manufacturer.

  5. How much of ICH’s sales came from Simec?

    Industrias CH bought 82.5% of Grupo Simec in 2001. Nine years later, Simec’s assets accounted for nearly all of ICH’s net sales.

    Share of ICH net sales from Simec assets, nine years after the 2001 purchase 91%

  6. Steel measured in millions of tons

    The steel production and processing company has capacity for more than five million tons a year.

    Industrias CH annual steel capacity, in tons More than 5 million

  7. Mexico holds most of the steel group’s units

    Industrias CH has 24 steel production and processing units. Most are in Mexico; the rest are in the United States and Canada.

    Mexico compared with United States and Canada 2×

    Industrias CH steel production and processing units, by location

    • Mexico16
    • United States and Canada8

    CNW snapshot: 2026-09-28

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