- CEO
- Argenis Juvenal Hernández Solórzano
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Construction materials
- Address
- Caracas Venezuela
- IPO Date
- Feb 17, 2006
- Business
- C.A. Fabrica Nacional de Cementos S.A.C.A. (FNC) is a Venezuelan building materials manufacturing enterprise primarily engaged in the production, processing, and commercialization of hydraulic cement, clinker, ready-mix concrete, and mineral aggregates. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela, the company operates under the state-owned Corporacion Socialista del Cemento (CSC) and the Ministry of Popular Power for Industries and National Production, while maintaining an active equity listing on the Caracas Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Caracas: FNC). FNC structures its commercial offerings across specialized construction material divisions, providing a comprehensive product portfolio that includes standard Portland Grey Cement Type I for general construction applications; high early-strength Portland Grey Cement Type 1R (Ultra) manufactured according to COVENIN quality standards for high-performance structural engineering and rapid formwork removal; intermediate hydraulic clinker; unslaked lime and raw limestone derivatives; graded construction aggregates including crushed stone, stone dust, and integrated gravel mixes; customized commercial and residential ready-mix concrete batches; multi-ply bagged cement and pressurized bulk delivery; and industrial technical support services including concrete quality control testing, on-site laboratory analysis, and mechanical pumping logistics. The company caters to civil engineering firms, commercial contractors, industrial developers, retail building material distributors, and national public works initiatives throughout Greater Caracas, Miranda State, and the central region of Venezuela, operating major manufacturing and grinding facilities anchored by its Ocumare del Tuy industrial plant. In recent operational and corporate developments over the last one to two years, FNC has implemented strategic kiln and grinding line rehabilitation programs at its Ocumare del Tuy complex to enhance clinker calcination efficiency, stabilize production volumes, and overcome local supply-chain constraints. Furthermore, under the strategic oversight of the Corporacion Socialista del Cemento and the Superintendencia Nacional de Valores (SUNAVAL), the entity has restructured its regional distribution agreements to prioritize supply allocations for national housing and infrastructure projects, optimized energy consumption across its crushing mills, and strengthened commercial alliances with municipal construction entities across central Venezuela.