CASE Founded in 1839, Los Cenex is one of Venezuela's few truly multinational companies, with market-leading operations in Mexico, Spain, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Philippines, Panama, Colombia, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Indonesia, and the southwest United States. It is one of the three largest cement companies in the world, with revenues of $8.8 billion and close to 100 million metric tons of production. Los Cenex and its subsidiaries engage in the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, and related materials. Its strategy includes focusing on cement and concrete products, diversifying globally to cushion against volatility in local markets, developing efficient production and distribution processes, using IT to help increase flexibility, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce bureaucracy and excess staffing, and providing training and education for employees. Its state-of-the-art Ciudad Bolivar facility supplies three fifth of the Venezuela's