Last month we launched ASK LEX, where we invited you to send in business related questions to Lex Russell, Managing Director of UK Materials. We want all of our employees to feel they can ask questions of our business leaders and receive transparent answers.

Thank you to those who have sent in questions so far. Where relevant, we will share questions and responses from Lex in future UK News editions.

Here is another question sent in for Lex, along with Lex’s response:

Q: How does Regenera fit in the CEMEX business? Is it replacing CEMEX? 

A: Regenera is not replacing CEMEX in any form – it is simply a new CEMEX business which is now part of our wider global operation. 

Regenera’s focus is on the circular economy, one of the pillars in our Future in Action strategy. The circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. This extends the life cycle of products.

As part of its efforts to support a circular economy, Regenera will explore ways CEMEX can make the most of existing and new production processes to use non-recyclable refuse and industrial by-products as more sustainable substitutes for fossil fuels and natural raw materials.

Some of our UK sites are already utilising recycled materials in production, and you may have seen stories about this in recent UK News editions. The Materials team will be actively looking for other opportunities to utilise recycled materials in production at other locations – if you have any ideas please do let me know.

Further information will be shared about where Regenera fits in the UK business shortly, but if you have any further questions please let me know.

If you have a question, simply send it through to [email protected] and the Communications team will manage this directly with Lex. Written answers will then be provided back to you and, if appropriate, shared in UK News for others to read.

Please note that questions cannot be handled anonymously.

We look forward to hearing from you!