| 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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