由于美国佛罗里达州住宅工业下降，西麦斯的战略转换使其坦帕水泥厂转变为出口厂将有助于重定位国内市场容纳力，以满足国外需求。西麦斯是第一家大规模从佛罗里达出口水泥的水泥公司。
西麦斯坦帕的水泥厂将可出口水泥超过165,000stpa，其主要出口到加勒比海。这些水泥大部分都产自西麦斯Brooksville的一个水泥生产厂。为了满足水泥需求，西麦斯将用一艘专用货船十天一次从坦帕运输水泥到加勒比海。
2008年6月9日，西麦斯获得希尔斯堡城环境保护委员会的允许，在坦帕建立水泥出口生产厂。
附英文：
Cemex USA starts meeting demand abroad
Cemex announced that it has loaded the first vessel to begin exporting cement from its Tampa cement terminal. The strategic move to turn its Tampa facility from an import operation into a cement export operation indicates the demand abroad for Cemex USA’s high-quality cement.
Due to the housing slowdown in Florida, Cemex’s move to convert its Tampa facility into an export terminal will help reposition domestic capacity to meet the demands abroad. Cemex is the first cement company to begin exporting cement in large quantities from Florida.
The Cemex Tampa facility will be able to export more than 165,000stpa, primarily to the Caribbean. Most of the cement is produced locally at one of Cemex’s Brooksville cement manufacturing facilities. In order to fulfill the demand, Cemex will be using a dedicated vessel solely transporting cement from the Tampa terminal to the Caribbean every 10 days.
