Mexico's cement giant plans to take over the leading cement producer in Spain.

As of 2010, Iran was the 5th cement producer in world.

What most concerns Cemex is that other countries will not impose similar new taxes on their cement producers.

The company is the fifth largest cement producer in India.

The last of the local cement producers shut down in 1970.

The deal would be the third in the last several months for a major cement producer.

Iran is the 5th cement producer in world.

In Wednesday's trading, three of the 18 common stocks setting 52-week highs were cement producers.

"We are already seeing that happen with cement producers in the region."

But in a sluggish industry, it may be some time before the improvements begin to show for the Dallas-based cement producer.