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Inauguration of the Recyclable Materials Classification plant. Houston (Texas). Collection of solid urban waste. Palm Beach (Florida). vious year. Meanwhile, the resulting net profit was 266.7 million euros, an increase of 6% over last year. This was achieved despite the increase in profit for minority shareholders rea - ching 73.2 million euros, compared to 28.2 million euros in 2018. In addition, FCC Group’s net reve- nue in 2019 rose by 4.8% over the previous financial year with a total of 6,276.2 billion euros. This increase was reflected in all business areas, with the most dynamic performan- ce recorded in Water with 6.4% and Cement with 10.8%. Revenues in - creased by 3.9% in the Construction area, and the Environment area re- corded growth of 3.3%. FCC Group’s gross operating profit (Ebitda) at the end of 2019 reached 1,025.8 billion euros, representing an increase of 19.1%. This increase is based on higher revenues obtained in all of the FCC Group’s business areas as well as on the increased and obtained operational efficiency. The FCC Group’s income portfo- lio closed at last 31 December at 31,038.4 billion euros with an increa - se of 7.1%. Per contribution volume, it is worth noting the increase in Cons- truction in Spain with an increase of 86.9% due to the award of important contracts, as well as the increase in the backlog in the Environment area thanks to the new contracts obtained abroad, mainly in the U.S. A. After breaking down the company’s figures, Colio mentioned the new Construction and start-up of phase 2 of the Environmental Complex. Guipúzcoa (Basque Country). 17