ADVISORY/CEMEX, Conservation International and Agrupacion Sierra Madre

ADVISORY/CEMEX, Conservation International and Agrupacion Sierra Madre to Highlight World's `Hotspots'

    Business Editors
    ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Feb. 2)

    HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2005--

Latest Edition in Conservation Book Series to be Unveiled at Houston Museum of Natural Science Event on Feb. 2
    CEMEX, Inc. (NYSE:CX), Conservation International and Agrupacion Sierra Madre will present "Hotspots Revisited," the 12th edition in CEMEX's conservation book series, at a special event at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Feb. 2, 2005.
    "Hotspots Revisited" highlights 34 regions where 75 percent of the world's most threatened mammals, birds and amphibians survive within habitat that covers just 2.3 percent of the Earth's surface. One of the hotspots featured in the book includes a part of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
    Since the inception of the conservation book program in 1993, CEMEX has donated these works to global conservation groups such as Conservation International, World Wildlife Fund and the World Conservation Union, allowing them to sell these books to help fund their conservation projects. In addition, more than 175,000 books have been donated to universities, research institutions, governments and libraries worldwide.

WHAT: Reception, program and book signing to unveil "Hotspots Revisited"

WHO: Welcoming remarks: Mayor Bill White General remarks: CEMEX Executive Vice President of Development Armando Garcia CEMEX U.S. President Gilberto Perez Conservation International President Russell Mittermeier Agrupacion Sierra Madre President Patricio Robles Gil Guest Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sansom, former director of the Texas Nature Conservancy and the Texas Parks and Wildlife

WHERE: Houston Museum of Natural Science

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at 6 p.m. Opening remarks will begin at 6:30 p.m.

    CEMEX is the leading global producer and marketer of cement and ready-mix products with its headquarters in Monterrey, Mexico. CEMEX is the largest cement producer in North America and the largest U.S. manufacturer and distributor of cement with 13 cement plants and 52 land and marine terminals serving 30 states. CEMEX also operates 86 ready-mix plants and 23 aggregate facilities in the United States. The Company's U.S. operations are headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.cemex.com.

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CONTACT: CEMEX, Inc. Media Contact - U.S. Operations, Houston: Sarah Simpson, 713-722-6058 Email: sarahs.simpson@cemexusa.com or Media Contact - Corporate headquarters, Monterrey: Jorge Perez, (52 81) 8888-4334 or Investor Relations Contact: Abraham Rodriguez, (52 81) 8888-4262

KEYWORD: TEXAS MEXICO INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PUBLISHING ENVIRONMENT MANUFACTURING REAL ESTATE BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY SOURCE: CEMEX, Inc.

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