October 16, 2008

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today that it has identified specific targets in its ongoing effort to reduce costs and optimize its business, originally announced in mid-September.

Overall, CEMEX has identified close to US$500 million in recurrent annualized cost reductions. Some of the cost reduction initiatives throughout the company's global network include budget cutbacks, capacity closures, and headcount reductions. These measures will be fully implemented before the end of the year.

CEMEX has also significantly reduced its capital expenditure program and will complete only those projects that are scheduled to come on line early next year.

CEMEX will continue to re-evaluate all of the processes and procedures of the business, on a global basis, with a view towards achieving significant overall cost-reduction and appropriate rightsizing of the business. However, it is also taking precautions to ensure that its actions are not detrimental to its strong global franchise. CEMEX manages its business for the long-term and to create value for shareholders, and will ensure that its cost reduction efforts are pursued with these goals in mind.

CEMEX is a growing global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable service to customers and communities in more than 50 countries throughout the world. CEMEX has a rich history of improving the well-being of those it serves through its efforts to pursue innovative industry solutions and efficiency advancements and to promote a sustainable future. For more information, visit www.cemex.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements and information that are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of CEMEX to be materially different from those expressed or implied in this release, including, among others, changes in general economic, political, governmental and business conditions globally and in the countries in which CEMEX does business, changes in interest rates, changes in inflation rates, changes in exchange rates, the level of construction generally, changes in cement demand and prices, changes in raw material and energy prices, changes in business strategy, and various other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. CEMEX assumes no obligation to update or correct the information contained in this press release.

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