A Timeline of Major Events at Concrete Co. Cemex

1906	Founded as Cementos Hidalgo.
1931	The company’s production plants in Hidalgo and Monterrey, Mexico, come together to form Cementos Mexicanos, or Cemex.
1976	Goes public on the Mexican stock exchange; now has eight plants.
1984	Lorenzo Zambrano becomes CEO.
1989	Initiates Cemexnet program, which links all of its production plants via satellite.
1992	Goes international by acquiring Spain’s top two cement companies.
1993	Installs a logistics system called Dynamic Synchronization of Operations, which links each delivery truck with a central command center.
1994	Expands into Venezuela.
1998	Installs its digital global initiative, connecting offices around the world via satellite and a corporate portal.
1999	Company now has plants and operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Panama and the Philippines.
1999	Opens on the New York Stock Exchange.
2000	Launches CXNetworks, an IT subsidiary.
2000	Cemex and four other Latin American IT companies form Neoris, an e-consultancy focusing on Latin America and Europe.

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