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About CEMEX
  • Company Profile
  • Our Approach
  • CEMEX Values
  • Ethics and Compliance
  • Our History
  • CEMEX Projects
  • Global Projects
  • Suppliers
CEMEX Go
Products & Services
  • Ready Mix Concrete
  • Cementitious
  • Building Solutions
  • Paving Solutions
Contact
  • Contact Us
  • Customer Feedback
Sustainability
  • Sustainable Construction
  • Health and Safety
  • Conservation Book
Media
  • Press Releases
  • News & Events
  • Promotions
  • Documents and Dowloads
Careers
  • Current Vacancies
  • Job Application
  • Submit a CV
  • Introduction to CEMEX
  • What We Do
  • Career Progression
  • Employee Development
  • Our People
  • What to expect from us?
  • What do we expect of you?
  • Application Tips
  • Diversity
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View an interactive animation of the ready-mix concrete production process to learn how ready-mix concrete is made by CEMEX.
Raw material used to produce concrete
  • Water
  • Additives
  • Cement
  • Aggregates
  • Air
Aggregates

Aggregates, which make up roughly 60% to 75% of ready-mix concrete’s volume, are obtained from quarries and aggregate banks.

Additives

Additives are solid or liquid chemical substances that can be added to ready-mix concrete before or during preparation. Most commonly used additives either improve a hardened concrete's durability or reduce a concrete's water content in an effort to shorten setting times.

Water

This is the mix’s vital fluid, which sets of a chemical reaction when it comes into contact with the cement.

Cement

No other material rivals cement’s importance in the mix; it’s the ingredient that gives concrete its resistance. Although types II and IV are also employed, the most widely used cements are gray Portland type I and Pozzolana Portland type C-2.

Concrete mixing

During the mixing phase the different components come together to produce a uniform mass of concrete. Mixing time is registered from the moment material and water are poured into the cement mixer, and it begins rotating.

While transporting concrete to a site, the cement mixer never stops revolving at a speed of two to six rotations per minute.

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