CEMEX Davenport Wins Overall Environmental Excellence Award

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
Last week, CEMEX's Davenport cement plant received the Overall
Environmental Excellence Award at the Portland Cement Association
(PCA) and Cement Americas Magazine's 2008 Environment and Energy
Awards. This is the highest honor among all cement manufacturing
facilities in the U.S. and Canada. The plant also received the Land
Stewardship Award.

"With these significant achievements, the Davenport team has
proven again and again our dedication to the environment," said
Gilberto Perez, President of CEMEX USA. "These awards are among the
highest environmental honors in the industry, and a direct reflection
of our operating principles to conduct our business with respect and
care for the environment. Thank you for this recognition and
congratulations to our employees."

PCA presents the Overall Environmental Excellence Award to a plant
demonstrating merit in each of the five categories which include:
Environmental Performance, Land Stewardship, Community Involvement,
Innovation, and Energy Efficiency. The Overall award honors one
company that exemplifies the spirit of continuous environmental
improvement and supports this spirit with action. The Davenport plant
received the award for its efforts in going beyond government
regulations to ensure that its processes and policies contributed to
making their communities better places to live and work.

The plant was also a finalist in the Environmental Performance and
Energy Efficiency categories. This is the second consecutive year the
plant received the Land Stewardship Award. Last year, the plant was a
finalist for the Overall award.

In 2007, the facility completed improvements for dust control,
site paving, and storm water controls, and made other site
improvements. Among its innovative operations, the plant reclaims more
than 26,000 tons annually from an existing cement kiln dust landfill.
To conserve resources, the facility collects and uses byproducts from
other industries and wastewater. As a community stewardship project,
the plant collects and recycles wastewater generated from the
Davenport sanitary treatment system operated by the County of Santa
Cruz and uses it in the plant's cooling water system. The use of the
recycled wastewater has reduced the Davenport plant's use of fresh
water by more than 200,000 gallons on a monthly basis and enables the
Davenport Sanitation District to have a little to zero discharge into
Monterey Bay. The plant received the 2007 U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR(R)
award for protecting the environment through industry-leading energy
efficiency measures. The facility routinely involves the community in
plant activities, and supports local organizations through
volunteering and providing assistance on community projects and
charitable contributions.

The CEMEX Davenport plant has established a diverse land
stewardship program across its 9,000-acre forest land. In 2007, the
plant initiated a partnership with the University of California in
Santa Cruz to complete an inventory of the diverse plant communities.
Additionally, the plant maintains a Habitat Conservation Plan for the
California red-legged frog.

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.cemexusa.com.

CEMEX, Houston
Manager of External Communications
Jennifer Borgen, 713-650-6200

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