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CEMEX WORLDWIDE
CEMEX USA
Plants and terminals: 1 cement plant, 14 land distribution cen-
ters, 5 marine terminals, 48 ready-mix, asphalt and aggre-
gates plants.
Production capacity: 1.1 million metric tons/year.
Sales: US$435 million.
Market: The primary end users of cement in CEMEX USA’s oper-
ating region are small ready-mix companies. Other important
consumers are manufacturers of ready-mix products. Other
sales are to construction materials distributors and contractors.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 12% of total sales and 5% of
CEMEX’ total assets.
CEMEX Mexico
Plants and terminals: 21 cement plants (3 of them
joint-owned), 79 land distribution centers, 5
marine terminals and 207 ready-mix and
aggregates plants.
Production capacity: 28.5 million metric
tons/year.
Sales: US$1,718 million.
Market: Cement is Mexico’s most commonly used
building material with a strong consumer
demand. Most of the cement is sold by exclu-
sive distributors, the remainder to concrete
producers, manufacturers of cement products
and to contractors in the construction industry.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 41% of total sales
and 45% of CEMEX’ total assets.
CEMEX Philippines
Plants and terminals: 2 joint-owned cement
plants and 6 land distribution centers.
Production capacity: 0.8 million metric
tons/year.
Market: About 70% of cement is sold in bags
through non-exclusive distributors. We are
planning on selling cement directly to con-
tractors with distribution points in strategic
locations.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 1% of CEMEX’
total assets.
CEMEX Panama
Plants and terminals: 1 cement plant, 1 land
distribution center and 4 ready-mix and
aggregates plants.
Production capacity: 0.4 million metric
tons/year.
Sales: US$52 million.
Market: Highway and low-cost housing construc-
tion will be primarily responsible for cement
industry growth. The government’s infrastruc-
ture development, coupled with increased
spending on tourism and low-cost housing,
should increase cement consumption.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 1% of total
sales and 1% of CEMEX’ total assets.