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table of contents
2 Financial highlights - Provides a snapshot of CEMEX’s 1999
financial performance.
4 To our stockholders - CEMEX Chairman & CEO, Lorenzo H.
Zambrano, reviews the company’s operational and financial perfor-
mance, business strategy, and industry challenges.
why? Highlights exemplary moments that demonstrate why
existing and potential stockholders should look at CEMEX as a long-
term investment opportunity.
20 Review of operations - Summarizes international market
highlights and value opportunities.
26 Selected consolidated financial information - Reviews
relevant financial data for 1999 and the preceding years.
28 Management discussion and analysis - Examines the
results of 1999.
39 Financial statements - Presents audited financial results
under Mexican GAAP.
69 The terms we use - Provides a glossary of relevant financial
and industry terms.
70 Board of directors and officers - Gives the composition of
the company’s Board and biographical information about CEMEX’s top
executives.
72 Directory - Lists CEMEX’s global offices.
73 Investor information - Provides helpful investor and media
contacts.
CEMEX today
Founded in 1906, CEMEX is one of the three largest cement companies in the world, with approximately 65 million metric tons of pro-
duction capacity. Through operating subsidiaries positioned in four different continents, CEMEX is engaged in the production, distribu-
tion, marketing, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and clinker. In addition, the company is the world’s leading produc-
er of white cement and the world’s largest trader of cement and clinker.
Mission
CEMEX’s mission is to serve the global building needs of its customers and build value for its stakeholders by becoming the world’s
most efficient and profitable multinational cement company.