Cemex leads the charge on US pricing
Cemex is planning two incremental cement price increases in January and April 2013 in a bid to reverse the "chronic under-pricing of cement in the US", says Karl Watson, president Cemex USA. Speaking at a presentation in Mexico on Tuesday this week, Watson said that the price increases of US$8/t each are integral to the company's goal of achieving an EBITDA of over US$1bn by 2016.
across the industry. It remains to be seen if any of its competitors follow suit.
