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CEMEX Caribbean
Plants and terminals: 4 cement plants (three of them
joint-owned), 13 land distribution centers, 7 marine
terminals (5 of them joint-owned), 1 joint-owned
cement mill and 1 ready-mix and aggregates plant.
Production capacity: 0.9 million metric tons/year.
Sales: US$155 million.
Market: With more than 28 countries and 37 million
people, the Caribbean is a diverse and dynamic
region. Except for the Dominican Republic, the
region is primarily served through strategic
alliances and joint ventures.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 4% of total sales and
2% of CEMEX’ total assets.
CEMEX Spain
Plants and terminals: 9 cement plants, 7 land distribution
centers, 18 marine terminals, 3 cement mills (1 of them
joint-owned), 10 mortar plants and more than 100 ready-
mix and aggregates plants.
Production capacity: 11.5 million metric tons/year.
Sales: US$724 million.
Market: About 40% of cement is sold in bags through non-
exclusive distributors; 13% through ready-mix operations
and the balance sold directly to contractors or ready-mix
product manufacturers.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 20% of total sales and 24%
of CEMEX’ total assets.
CEMEX Venezuela
Plants and terminals: 3 cement plants, 17 land distribution
centers, 5 marine terminals, 1 cement mill and 37 ready-
mix and aggregates plants.
Production capacity: 4.3 million metric tons/year.
Sales: US$462 million.
Market: Approximately 70% of cement is sold in bags, the
remainder through ready-mix operations or directly to
contractors in bulk.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 11% of total sales and 11% of
CEMEX’ total assets.
CEMEX Colombia
Plants and terminals: 6 cement plants, 9
land distribution centers, 1 mortar plant
and 23 asphalt, ready-mix and aggre-
gates plants.
Production capacity: 3.5 million metric
tons/year.
Sales: US$370 million.
Market: Cement is generally required for
most construction, even if it is only used
as an adhesive in the form of mortar.
Participation in CEMEXÕ results: 11% of
total sales and 11% of CEMEX’ total
assets.
CEMEX Trading
Fleet and terminals: 15 ships (3 of them in
time charter) and 40 marine terminals
operated by CEMEX.
Trading volume: More than 10 million metric
tons/year.
Market: CEMEX has trading relations with
more than 60 countries. The U.S., Peru,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Chile are
its main trading partners.