In Spain, CEMEX is one of the five largest multinational producers of cement. Its eight cement plants, 102 ready-mix facilities, and 23 land and marine terminals serve the central, Cataluña, Aragón, and Levante regions, as well as the Baleares Islands. Our geographic diversification, extensive distribution channels, and ability to shift production to meet demand allow us to cope with regional downturns in demand more effectively than our competitors.
The company offers various types of cement, tailoring its products for specific markets and users. Approximately 15 percent of the company’s Spanish cement sales volume is sold in bags through distributors, and the remainder is sold in bulk primarily to ready-mix concrete operators, which include industrial customers and construction companies.
Over the last few years, we have launched a number of successful customer-service initiatives in Spain. For example, with our ATM-like unattended bulk cement dispatch system, customers reap the benefits of 24-hour self-service such as increased loading flexibility, shortened loading times, and reduced paper work.
Also, we have improved the profitability of our Spanish operations by introducing technological improvements that have significantly reduced our energy costs. In 2009 we continued to increase our Spanish cement plants’ use of more cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative fuels – such as organic waste, tires, and plastics – achieving a 26.5 percent substitution rate for the year.
| Spain | |
|---|---|
| Cement Production Capacity (mmt/year) | 11.0 |
| Cement Plants | 8 |
| Cement Mills | 3 |
| Ready-Mix Plants | 106 |
| Aggregates Quarries | 27 |
| Land Distribution Centers | 8 |
| Marine Terminals | 15 |
Thursday, May 03, 2012
CEMEX achieves significant progress in sustainability priorities
Monday, April 30, 2012
CEMEX files annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2011
Thursday, April 26, 2012
CEMEX reports first-quarter 2012 results
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
CEMEX ready-mix concrete satisfies demanding requirements of water distillation facility in...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
CEMEX provides over 200,000 cubic yards of concrete in Arizona for one of the world’s leading...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
CEMEX supplies specialty ready-mix concrete to complete new 1,757-meter long road tunnel in...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
World-renown architects join over 400 students at CEMEX’s V International White Architecture...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Construrama, Latin America's largest building materials chain, launches in Costa Rica
Monday, November 01, 2010
CEMEX recognized for outstanding achievement in collaboration
Friday, April 27, 2012
CEMEX wins National Award for Cleanest Production in the Dominican Republic
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
CEMEX wins CemFuels “AF-Using Company of the Year” Award
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CEMEX inaugurates river port with US$1.8 million state-of-the-art unloading system in Bangladesh
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
US$18.6 M waste heat-to-energy power plant to be built in CEMEX plant in the Philippines
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
CEMEX recognized as a Leader in Corporate Social Responsibility and a Top Employer in Poland
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Inter-American Development Bank recognizes CEMEX with the Juscelino Kubitschek Award of Merit...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Mexican Center for Philanthropy recognizes CEMEX for the ninth consecutive year as a Socially...
Thursday, March 01, 2012
CEMEX and Noble Group sign agreement to strengthen biodiversity efforts at El Carmen nature...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Top Czech Architecture Students Experience CEMEX’s Global Research Center in Switzerland
Monday, April 25, 2011
CEMEX in the Dominican Republic is recognized by the United Nations
Thursday, May 13, 2010