Founded in 1906, CEMEX is a supplier, distributor and marketer of cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates. The company has more than 67,000 employees worldwide and serves customers throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. It also supplies plasticizers, crushed stone, sand and gravel. The company offers a full line of building materials, including plumbing and electrical supplies, paint, lumber and lighting fixtures. CEMEX offers products for highways, driveways, paths, patios, roads and streets. Its research centers in Switzerland and Mexico develop building solutions. The company also provides fly ash, slag, mortar, admixtures and asphalt. It has more than 65 wholly owned cement plants and over 2,300 ready-mix concrete facilities worldwide. The company is affiliated with the American Concrete Pavement Association, Insulating Concrete Form Association and National Concrete Masonry Association. CEMEX is headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, and maintains one of its locations in Brooksville, Fla.