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. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks How gen AI is joining the holiday shopping season One year after the launch of ChatGPT, the retail industry is embracing generative AI to deliver a variety of benefits By Elliot Markowitz Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by NTT DATA Transform your technology and accelerate business outcomes with NTT DATA’s Technology Solutions By Miriam Murphy, Chief Executive Officer at NTT, Europe Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by SAP How the cloud and AI will help more companies become future proof In a world where macroeconomic uncertainty has become the new normal, being future-proof is no longer a ‘nice to have’. It’s a must have. By Scott Russell, Customer Success at SAP Dec 06, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership feature 6 generative AI hazards IT leaders should avoid The opportunities to use generative AI will greatly vary for each organization, but the ways it can go wrong are turning out to be fairly universal. By Mary Branscombe Dec 06, 2023 11 mins CIO Application Performance Management Generative AI Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe