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    swift international expansion and transformation of Cemex‚ an emerging multinational from Mexico‚ into a Global Latina that has consolidated its position throughout its ’natural markets’ to become the world’s biggest building materials multinational. It provides an example of growth through acquisitions and shows how an emerging multinational conquers the world. The general objective is to study the growth and internationalisation strategies of Cemex with a special focus on: (1) international expansion

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    5‚ 2009 CEMEX: Globalization “The CEMEX Way” Donald R. Lessard and Cate Reavis When one wants to globalize a company‚ especially when it is from a developing country like Mexico‚ you really need to apply more advanced management techniques to do things better. We have seen many cement companies that use their capital to acquire other companies but without making the effort to have a common culture or common processes‚ they get stagnant. 1 —Lorenzo Zambrano‚ Chairman and CEO CEMEX On June 7

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    CEMEX Cemex is one the leading producer of cement in the world. The company was born in 1906 in Mexico as Cementos Hidalgo. The actual name was given in 1931 after the acquisition of the Cementos Portland Monterrey; the company was renamed Cementos Mexicanos – CEMEX. The company grew very fast in Mexico and soon became the first cement producer in the country but it was during the 90’s that the top management came to the decision that the future of the company will go thru the expansion in the

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    Globalization of CEMEX

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    -404495233680 Assignment II Creating value from internationalization CEMEX International Business Strategy Academic year 2014-2015 What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? To answer this question‚ we used the ADDING framework (HBS Press 2007). This framework consists of six components of value creation. The first one is “adding volume”. In the 1980’s‚ CEMEX refocused its strategy on growth through acquisitions instead of continuing to

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    Cemex: Global Growth Through Superior Information Capabilities” 1. In an article on competitive advantage through better use of information‚ strategy guru Michael Porter and his co-author Victor Miller presented the following 2x2 matrix. The implication of the matrix is that you can improve your performance by increasing the intensity of information in your value chain (i.e.‚ business processes) and products/services. In which quadrant would you place Cemex? Why? 2. How has Cemex

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    Cemex Case Study

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    What benefits have CEMEX and the other global competitors in cement derived from globalization? More broadly‚ how can cross-border activities add value in an industry as apparently localized as cement? - Reduction of tariffs associated with exporting - Due to internationalization these companies have been able to spread their risk. Therefore‚ if one market is not performing they can rely on the other (diversification) - Talent across markets - Ability to identify new emerging markets and having

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    Cemex a Global Giant

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    INTRODUCTION Cemex‚ the Mexico’s global giant‚ has been famous worldwide for its high quality products and reliable services in cement industry. It is the third biggest company that operates in US‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and Asia. The company produces and distributes cement‚ ready-mix concrete‚ aggregates and related building materials in more than 50 countries and maintains trade relationships with more than 100 nations. Cemex was founded in Mexico in 1906 but its worldwide presence

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    SWOT Analysis of Cemex

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    Carol Dixon International Marketing Management – BK535-BK50HY Prof/Dr. Min H. Lu June 1‚ 2014 CEMEX - SWOT Analysis Global integration for the cement industry only began in the 1970’s‚ although the industry scores high on most of the factors that should have pushed it to globalization much earlier. These factors include large investment intensity‚ technology intensity in production‚ pressures for cost reduction‚ universal needs‚ presence of multinational competitors‚ and access to localized

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    In September 2004‚ Lorenzo Zambrano‚ the chairman and CEO of Mexican cement maker CEMEX‚ sat in his gleaming modern office in the IBM Tower in New York City‚ an office suite similar in look and feel to CEMEX’s international headquarters in Monterrey‚ Mexico. He was feeling both exhilarated and nervous. His successful company‚ widely admired in its region and a recipient of major international awards for sustainable development‚ had just offered $5.8 billion to acquire the largest producer of

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    Cemex Case Study Analysis

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    Strategies EXTERNAL ANALYSIS PESTEL ANALYSIS Political factors: -restriction and regulation of imports‚ exports and trade tariffs decide whether a company can compete globally: eg. GATT agreement in 1989‚ Mexico-open marketplace‚ enabled Cemex to expand globally. - governments may decide to nationalize or privatize the cement production; eg. Venezuela nationalized cement production. - political stability of a country will highly affect the performance of the industry Economic factors

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