由于需求下降，西麥斯宣布全球裁員6000人，相當于其雇員的10%。并把超過10億英鎊的資產出售。此舉是要爭取在年底減少2.88億英鎊的成本。
西麥斯，水泥和骨料生產商，稱其在英國的銷售額下降了19%，在西班牙下降了26％，在美國下降了28％。銷售額總體下降了5％，達到英鎊34億英鎊。
西麥斯公司稱，銀行已經同意延長其一個20億英鎊貸款的還款期限，以更高的還款利息從2009年延長到2010年。這筆貸款在去年用于收購瑞科兒。
與此同時，預計將出售澳大利亞，奧地利和匈牙利的骨料，混凝土和水泥廠獲取10億英鎊的現金流。
西麥斯在過去幾年中曾積極擴張，但由于美國住宅市場放緩已難以持續。公司稱，三季度美國水泥需求量下降了19%，預拌混凝土下降了30%，水泥下降了31%。西麥斯預計今年下降趨勢將持續。
在一份聲明中一位西麥斯英國女發言人說：“繼宣布了三季度報告，西麥斯公司現在預計英國水泥銷量同比將下降約19％，預拌混凝土同比下降了約20％，骨料2008年銷售量下降了約14％。在英國西麥斯已經在致力于提高效率，舉措包括：優先資本支出和投資新項目，并在某些情況下，將這些作為主要業務，減少水泥和骨料船隊來提高生產力，減少這些業務的輪班，加班花費和正式雇員量至少10％，并關閉和封存未充分利用的資產。在西麥斯，我們有信心，動力和決心，在這個充滿挑戰的時刻，保持競爭力，并全力致力于繼續兌現我們對投資者，客戶和同事的承諾。”
附英文：
Cemex to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide; UK sales drop 19%
(UK) -- Cemex has announced that it is to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, equivalent to 10% of its workforce, and put more than £1bn of assets up for sale, as it grapples with falling demand.
The moves come as part of an effort to reduce costs by £288m by the end of the year.
The cement and aggregates producer indicated that UK sales have dropped 19% in the UK, 26% in Spain, and 28% in the US. Overall sales have dropped 5% to £3.4bn.
The company said banks have agreed to extend the payment deadline for a £2bn loan it used to buy Australia's Rinker cement last year from 2009 to 2010 in return for higher interest rates.
Meanwhile the disposals of aggregate, concrete and cement plants to raise £1bn in cash are expected to come in Australia, Austria and Hungary.
Cemex, which has expanded aggressively over the past few years, has been hard hit by the slowdown in the US housing market.
The company said US cement volumes had fallen 19% in the third quarter. Readymix has fallen 30% and aggregates 31%. Cemex expects the trend to continue for the rest of the year.
In a statement a Cemex UK spokeswoman said: “Further to the announcement of the quarter three results CEMEX now expects UK cement volumes to decline by about 19%, readymix volumes to drop by about 20% on a like for like basis, and aggregates volume to decrease by approximately 14% for the year 2008.
"In the UK Cemex has already been working on improving efficiencies for several months, and initiatives include prioritising capital expenditure and investment in new projects and in some cases putting these on hold, reducing the cement and aggregate fleets to improve productivity, reducing shifts, overtime spend and head count across the business by at least 10% and closing and mothballing underutilised assets.
"At Cemex we are confident that we have the drive and determination to remain competitive during this challenging time, and fully committed to continue to deliver on our commitments to investors, customers and fellow employees."
西麥斯，水泥和骨料生產商，稱其在英國的銷售額下降了19%，在西班牙下降了26％，在美國下降了28％。銷售額總體下降了5％，達到英鎊34億英鎊。
西麥斯公司稱，銀行已經同意延長其一個20億英鎊貸款的還款期限，以更高的還款利息從2009年延長到2010年。這筆貸款在去年用于收購瑞科兒。
與此同時，預計將出售澳大利亞，奧地利和匈牙利的骨料，混凝土和水泥廠獲取10億英鎊的現金流。
西麥斯在過去幾年中曾積極擴張，但由于美國住宅市場放緩已難以持續。公司稱，三季度美國水泥需求量下降了19%，預拌混凝土下降了30%，水泥下降了31%。西麥斯預計今年下降趨勢將持續。
在一份聲明中一位西麥斯英國女發言人說：“繼宣布了三季度報告，西麥斯公司現在預計英國水泥銷量同比將下降約19％，預拌混凝土同比下降了約20％，骨料2008年銷售量下降了約14％。在英國西麥斯已經在致力于提高效率，舉措包括：優先資本支出和投資新項目，并在某些情況下，將這些作為主要業務，減少水泥和骨料船隊來提高生產力，減少這些業務的輪班，加班花費和正式雇員量至少10％，并關閉和封存未充分利用的資產。在西麥斯，我們有信心，動力和決心，在這個充滿挑戰的時刻，保持競爭力，并全力致力于繼續兌現我們對投資者，客戶和同事的承諾。”
附英文：
Cemex to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide; UK sales drop 19%
(UK) -- Cemex has announced that it is to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, equivalent to 10% of its workforce, and put more than £1bn of assets up for sale, as it grapples with falling demand.
The moves come as part of an effort to reduce costs by £288m by the end of the year.
The cement and aggregates producer indicated that UK sales have dropped 19% in the UK, 26% in Spain, and 28% in the US. Overall sales have dropped 5% to £3.4bn.
The company said banks have agreed to extend the payment deadline for a £2bn loan it used to buy Australia's Rinker cement last year from 2009 to 2010 in return for higher interest rates.
Meanwhile the disposals of aggregate, concrete and cement plants to raise £1bn in cash are expected to come in Australia, Austria and Hungary.
Cemex, which has expanded aggressively over the past few years, has been hard hit by the slowdown in the US housing market.
The company said US cement volumes had fallen 19% in the third quarter. Readymix has fallen 30% and aggregates 31%. Cemex expects the trend to continue for the rest of the year.
In a statement a Cemex UK spokeswoman said: “Further to the announcement of the quarter three results CEMEX now expects UK cement volumes to decline by about 19%, readymix volumes to drop by about 20% on a like for like basis, and aggregates volume to decrease by approximately 14% for the year 2008.
"In the UK Cemex has already been working on improving efficiencies for several months, and initiatives include prioritising capital expenditure and investment in new projects and in some cases putting these on hold, reducing the cement and aggregate fleets to improve productivity, reducing shifts, overtime spend and head count across the business by at least 10% and closing and mothballing underutilised assets.
"At Cemex we are confident that we have the drive and determination to remain competitive during this challenging time, and fully committed to continue to deliver on our commitments to investors, customers and fellow employees."
