Cemex news

The company has participated in the construction of the Duo Towers, designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.

The company has announced that it has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment led by the We Mean Business Coalition in partnership with the Science Based Targets initiative and the U.N. Global Compact.

This investment is part of CEMEX’s strategy to achieve its new ambitious climate action goals, including being net carbon neutral in concrete by 2050, under its Future in Action programme.

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced that, as part of its growth strategy, it plans to upgrade and increase the capacity of its cement production plant located in Rockfort, Jamaica, by 30%.

The capital raise extends Carbon Clean’s successful US$22 million Series B investment round announced in July 2020, bringing the total value of the round to US$30 million.

The company's Victorville, Calif., Cement Plant was recognised for outstanding safety performance by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), earning the prestigious 2021 Chairman’s Safety Performance Award and marking the third consecutive year the operation has received the recognition.

The company has confirmed that use of the mp connect card, the one card solution to support management of contractors and hauliers, will be compulsory across its business by the end of 2021.

The company has announced that it has successfully closed the previously announced sale of its white cement business, including its Buñol cement plant in Spain, to Çimsa Çimento Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., for a total consideration of approximately US$155 million.

The company has announced that it has been recognised by the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA), earning awards for outstanding safety performance at eight of its operations across the Lone Star State.

The company is currently on track to achieve its 3 times leverage target by the end of June, two and half years ahead of its original target of December 2023.