Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. issues company news about its global construction materials business, including cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and related services across Mexico, the United States, EMEA, and South, Central America and the Caribbean.
Recurring updates cover operating and financial results, material agreements, capital-structure matters, shareholder votes, governance, and senior leadership changes. Company news also addresses sustainability reporting, climate disclosure, circular-economy initiatives, alternative raw materials and energy use, and decarbonization technologies such as concentrated solar power for clinker production.
Cemex (CX) supplied more than 300,000 cubic yards of concrete for Section 1 of the Los Angeles Metro D Line Extension. The completed section extends service west from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega and adds three underground stations. Construction is being executed by the Skanska–Traylor–Shea Joint Venture, with Skanska as lead contractor.
Cemex expects to supply more than 400,000 additional cubic yards across the remaining two phases. The full extension will add approximately nine miles of subway service connecting Downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. LA Metro expects Sections 2 and 3 to continue development through 2026 and 2027.
Cemex (CX) announced on September 23, 2026, its fifth inclusion on Fortune’s Change the World list for a Mexico water initiative.
The 2026 recognition concerns a program that replaces freshwater in ready-mix concrete production with alternative water sources. In 2025, the program reached a 67% freshwater substitution rate across Cemex’s ready-mix operations in Mexico. Under AENOR’s Zero Freshwater and Zero Discharge Framework, 31 concrete plants in Mexico have been certified. Cemex has also begun replicating the model in France, Spain and the United States.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) priced U.S.$1.5 billion of 5.750% senior notes due June 5, 2036, guaranteed by subsidiary Cemex Corp. The notes, issued at 99.572% of face value, pay interest semi-annually. Cemex plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including possible debt repayment.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) received the Water Stewardship Programme of the Year award at the 2026 Global Water Awards for its “Freshwater-Free Concrete” initiative in Mexico.
The program achieved a 67% freshwater substitution rate in 2025, above a 65% target, saving water equivalent to daily use by about nine million people. Cemex added non-freshwater processes at 61 ready-mix plants, with 31 certified as “Zero Freshwater Concrete Plants” by AENOR, and doubled sustainable concrete output between 2024 and 2025 while cutting freshwater use per cubic meter.
Cemex (NYSE:CX), Port Tampa Bay and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor marked completion of a $36 million expansion of the Cemex Aggregate Terminal. The project includes a $29 million Cemex investment and $7 million Florida DOT grant, boosting import, storage and distribution capacity for construction aggregates.
The terminal can move 5,000 tons per hour from ship to storage and is expected to handle about 1.5 million tons annually, depending on shipping conditions. It is Cemex’s only Florida site combining an aggregate terminal, cement terminal and ready-mix concrete plant in one location.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) was upgraded from A to AAA in the MSCI ESG Ratings on March 24, 2026, achieving the highest possible ESG score and placing it among sector leaders.
The rating reflects strengthened operational practices, greater transparency and resilience in climate strategy, resource efficiency, and governance. Only 15 global building materials companies hold AAA, a distinction investors use for risk and portfolio decisions.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) is divesting part of its Colombian operations through several transactions for combined proceeds of approximately US$555 million, at ~10x 2025 EBITDA. A first agreement sells the Caracolito cement plant, Santa Rosa grinding mill and a ready‑mix/aggregates portfolio to Holcim for US$485 million.
The Holcim deal is expected to close by year‑end, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Cemex expects ~US$70 million from additional asset sales and will retain two cement plants with combined capacity of 1.6 million tonnes per year.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) agreed to acquire all assets of Omega Products International, a leading stucco manufacturer in the western U.S.
Omega generates approximately US$23 million EBITDA, operates four production plants in California, Nevada and Colorado, and the deal targets post-synergy multiple below 7x. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026.
Cemex (NYSE:CX) was named to CDP 2025 “A List” for climate disclosure leadership on January 12, 2026, the highest score awarded by CDP for corporate transparency and climate performance.
Recognition follows Cemex’s 2025 Climate Change questionnaire submission and places the company among the ~4% of more than 22,000 reporters earning an A. Cemex also received an A- for water security.
Cemex US (NYSE: CX) announced on November 18, 2025 the appointment of Will Price as Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions. Price will lead strategic growth via targeted acquisitions, divestitures and corporate development across the U.S. business.
Price has more than a decade of strategy and business development experience and previously led acquisition and divestiture transactions totaling over $3 billion in enterprise value. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in Corporate Finance from UNC Chapel Hill, and is based in Houston.