CEMEX announced it is optimising its supply chain to meet shortages experienced throughout the western U.S. The optimisation includes a kiln’s recommissioning at a cement plant in northwest Mexico. This announcement leverages CEMEX’s unique supply chain synergies in North America to alleviate cement shortages and project delays in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

CEMEX is investing approximately US$15 million to recommission a kiln with a production capacity of about 1 million tons of cement annually at the CPN cement plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. This investment is creating more than 130 jobs in Mexico. Using its extensive distribution network in the region, CEMEX will consistently supply high-quality Portland cement through its terminals in California, Arizona, and Nevada.