CEMEX expands its highly engineered capacity to further support safe and sustainable rail mobility needs in UK

As a result of this investment, CEMEX will be able to manufacture an additional 18,000 linear metres of bearers for switches and crossings every year. This additional capacity is vital to meet the requirements of CEMEX’s clients in the rail sector.  
The improvements entailed the construction of a building which houses a new crane for moving products and the existing stressing frames were repositioned into this facility, this allowed for space in the main building for a new 50m twin cell rail bearer mould. There is also space for further expansion when this is needed.
As well as rail bearers, the new development can produce the heavily engineered, low volume complex sleepers that are required for key rail infrastructure projects. This will further allow CEMEX to better facilitate the complex, bespoke characteristics of its rail solutions, while meeting the highest standards in terms of safety and sustainability.  
The new Somercotes facility was officially opened by CEMEX’s EMEA President Sergio Menendez on his recent visit to the UK. 
Damien Allen, Director Building Products, Precast & Modular, CEMEX EMEA, commented: “The investment into our Somercotes site is crucial to ensure we can improve our service to our rail customers and continue to meet increasing demand for highly innovative rail infrastructure solutions, which support the development of safe and sustainable rail mobility. We are now looking to expand the team to provide further support, and are excited to see how we can grow this area of our business over the coming years. 
“It was a pleasure to welcome our Regional President Sergio Menendez to Somercotes and give him the opportunity to officially open the new facility and meet the team, who have all worked so hard on the development.”
CEMEX’s Rail Solutions are an integral part of the business’s Urbanisation Solutions offering, which is constantly innovating to provide customers with a broad range of sustainable solutions for the challenges of urbanisation. CEMEX works closely with its rail customers to tailor solutions to meet the most complex requirements, leveraging CEMEX’s global R&D capabilities to help its customers lead the path in fostering safe and sustainable rail mobility. 

For more information about CEMEX’s rail products, visit: https://www.cemex.co.uk/pre-cast-rail-products  

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Notes to Editors: 

CEMEX announced its Climate Action strategy; ‘Future in Action – Committed to Net Zero CO2’ in February 2020, along with updated targets in November 2022 and as part of this, by 2030 it plans:
•    To be below 430kg of CO2 per ton of cementitious material, equivalent to a 47% reduction*.
•    To reduce the carbon content per cubic meter of concrete to 150kg, equivalent to a 41% reduction.
•    To reach 65% in clean electricity consumption by 2030.
•    To reduce Scope 3 transport emissions by 30% by 2030.
•    For Vertua lower-carbon to account for majority (50%+) of cement and concrete sales by 2025.
•    To manage up to 40M tons of waste per year by 2030.

* According to our 1990 baseline

About CEMEX:
CEMEX is a global construction materials company that is building a better future through sustainable products and solutions. CEMEX is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through relentless innovation and industry-leading research and development. CEMEX is at the forefront of the circular economy in the construction value chain and is pioneering ways to increase the use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels in its operations with the use of new technologies. 
CEMEX offers cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanisation solutions in growing markets around the world, powered by a multinational workforce focused on providing a superior customer experience, enabled by digital technologies.
For more information please visit: www.cemex.com