September 2, 2010

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today that the company has now been awarded an extension of the initial contract to supply 350,000 cubic meters of ready-mix concrete for the new Hamburg-Moorburg power plant.

The Hamburg-Moorburg plant, located in the southern part of the city, will be one of the most advanced and efficient coal-fired power plants in the world. Starting 2012, it will produce 11 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year, covering virtually the entire electricity demand of the Hamburg city and providing around 180,000 households with district heating.

Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG, Northern Division, the company responsible for the construction of the plant, deemed both the quality of the building material and the punctuality of its delivery thoroughly convincing.

"CEMEX supplies high quality building materials in a timely manner for our customers to finish even the most ambitious large scale projects," says Eric Wittmann, President for CEMEX Germany.

CEMEX started to deliver its building materials in April 2008 for the first phase and has since already produced roughly 310,000 cubic meters of ready-mix concrete. The concrete was produced directly on the construction site using two mobile mixing plants, each with an hourly production capacity of about 100 cubic meters.

"Everything went smoothly, despite the large volumes. It was very helpful in this respect that the maximum transport distance was only 500 m thanks to the mobile mixing plants," says Klaus Georg Kolzer, Project Manager of Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG, Northern Division.

CEMEX is the largest producer of cement and ready-mix in Puerto Rico and promotes innovative products and services, for the construction industry in Puerto Rico. CEMEX is a 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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