Cement News tagged under: Cemex
Cemex releases its 2021 integrated annual report29 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has launched its 2021 Integrated Report: 'Building a Better Future,' which includes a comprehensive analysis of the company’s strategic vision, operational performance, corporate governance, and value creation. The report highlights the company’s essential value of its industrial activity, climate action strategy, commitment to innovation in the industry and unlocking new opportunities, as well as its focus on employee safety and wellbeing. "Despite another year full of unique c... |
Cemex Poland receives Environmental Product Declaration certification21 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex Poland has obtained Type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificates for cement and selected concrete products. The Building Research Institute-issued documents confirm the enhanced properties of products in the area of their environmental impact. Globally, it is the first time that Cemex has been awarded such certificates in line with the company’s climate goals and its Future in Action strategy. The EPD provides a detailed description of the environmental impact... |
Cemex to start up CPN Kiln No2 in 3Q2209 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that following its successful restart of one kiln at its CPN cement plant located in northwest Mexico in 2021, it is now reactivating the second CPN kiln. This investment will leverage Cemex's unparalleled regional trading network to meet growing cement demand throughout the western USA. Once operational, the recommissioned kiln is expected to provide nearly an additional 800,000tpa of cement for customers across Arizona, California and Nevada. Cemex will invest U... |
Cemex Ventures invests in PartRunner04 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex Ventures has announced its investment in PartRunner, an on-demand delivery platform for the construction and industrial sectors. This transaction is part of Cemex´s strategy to invest in innovative construction start-ups to drive the construction industry revolution. This investment addresses a critical industry pain point of a complicated supply chain, particularly for small and medium-sized projects. This investment aims to offer a last-mile, last-minute delivery solution to Ce... |
Cemex joins Corporate Leaders Group Europe01 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has joined the Corporate Leaders Group Europe, convened by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in support of a climate neutral economy. The company aims to deliver to all customers globally net-zero concrete by 2050 as part of its Future in Action strategy and is the first in the sector to set a target of at least 55 per cent CO 2 reduction by 2030 in its European operations. Sergio Menendez, president for Cemex Europe, Middle East & Africa region said: "W... |
Cemex makes corporate governance changes28 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsContinuing its longstanding commitment to develop its corporate governance towards global best practices, Cemex has announced a series of significant corporate governance changes. Beginning with Cemex’s ordinary general shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on 24 March 2022, each director candidate will stand for election on an individual basis, meaning that voting at the meeting will no longer be on a ‘group slate’ basis. Additionally, as part of the company’s ongoing focus on e... |
Cemex USA introduces Portland limestone cements to southeast US plants25 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA has announced as part of its efforts to cut CO 2 emissions, the company has successfully introduced environmentally friendly Portland limestone cement (PLC) manufactured at its plants in Brooksville , Florida, and Demopolis , Alabama, across the southeastern United States. Cemex USA increased production of Portland limestone cement at its Brooksville and Demopolis plants over the last year, and currently, the low-carbon building material accounts for more than 50 and mor... |
Cemex to introduce electric ready-mix trucks16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that it is the first building materials company to complete a large-scale, multi-country pilot using fully electric ready-mix concrete trucks. In 2021 Cemex joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and committed to accelerate the innovation and development of decarbonisation technologies in heavy-duty on-road trucking services. An initial, successful trial was carried out in Germany, followed by a further trial in France that was also a success. Cemex expects to gr... |
Solid Cement advances US$323m expansion15 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsPhilippines-based Solid Cement Corp , part of Cemex Holding Philippines, will finally move forward with its long-delayed capacity expansion despite the rise in cost from US$235m to US$323m. The project will see the construction and installation of a new 1.5Mta integrated production line at the plant’s Antipolo City plant in Rizal. Principal contractors to the project will be Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Co of Manila Inc and Betonbau Philippines Inc. The plant is scheduled to come online i... |
Cemex reports double-digit EBITDA growth in FY2111 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced strong results for the FY21 with double-digit EBITDA growth, the highest in more than a decade, coupled with a similar increase in sales, driven by higher volumes and robust pricing in all core products in all regions. EBITDA margin increased 0.8 percentage points in the year, despite headwinds in energy and import costs. CO 2 emissions declined 4.4 percentage points, the largest annual decline the company has ever achieved. Net sales increased 14 per cent to US$14... |