Cemex

CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., known as Cemex, is a Mexican multinational company and one of the world's largest producers of building materials. It is headquartered in the rich municipality of San Pedro, in Greater Monterrey, Mexico. Founded in Mexico in 1906, CEMEX has operations extending throughout the world, with production facilities spanning 50 countries in North America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Lorenzo Zambrano was the chairman and chief executive officer until his death on May 12, 2014. About one-third of the company's sales come from its Mexico operations, a quarter from its plants in the U.S., 15% from Spain, and smaller percentages from its plants around the world. CEMEX currently operates on four continents, with 66 cement plants, 2,000 ready-mix-concrete facilities, 400 quarries, 260 distribution centers and 80 marine terminals. The company's world headquarters are in San Pedro Garza García, a city that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León.