CEMEX reforests quarry with 100+ volunteer workers

San Pedro, DominicanRepublic.- With the participation of more than 100 volunteer employee, CEMEX organizeda reforestation day in the quarry of its cement plant at San Pedro de Macoris(east) planting endemic seedlings and varieties native to Hispaniola.

The reforestation effort, held during Green Day promoted bythe corporate volunteer program Hands, showed the strong commitment by companyemployees to the environment by donating their time and effort to make adifference and benefit society.

"At CEMEX w’re committed to minimizing theenvironmental footprint of our operations. Therefore we carefully identify andmeasure all our impacts. This reforestation day, which our employees were protagonists,is an example of the interest shared by all our partners in protecting ourenvironment," said Carlos Emilio Gonzalez, president of CEMEX in theDominican Republic.