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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

PART I<br />

Item 1 - Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors ........................................................................................... 2<br />

Item 2 - Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable .................................................................................................................... 2<br />

Item 3 - Key Information ......................................................................................................................................................... 2<br />

Summary of Our Recent Financial History ................................................................................................................ 2<br />

Risk Factors................................................................................................................................................................ 4<br />

Mexican Peso Exchange Rates................................................................................................................................... 19<br />

Selected Consolidated Financial Information............................................................................................................. 20<br />

Item 4 - Information on the Company...................................................................................................................................... 25<br />

Business Overview..................................................................................................................................................... 25<br />

Geographic Breakdown of Our 2010 Net Sales ......................................................................................................... 28<br />

Our Business Strategy ................................................................................................................................................ 28<br />

Our Products............................................................................................................................................................... 33<br />

User Base ................................................................................................................................................................... 38<br />

Our Corporate Structure ............................................................................................................................................. 39<br />

North America............................................................................................................................................................ 40<br />

Europe ........................................................................................................................................................................ 48<br />

South America, Central America and the Caribbean.................................................................................................. 58<br />

Africa and the Middle East......................................................................................................................................... 62<br />

Asia ............................................................................................................................................................................ 63<br />

Regulatory Matters and Legal Proceedings................................................................................................................ 65<br />

Item 4A - Unresolved Staff Comments ...................................................................................................................................... 78<br />

Item 5 - Operating and Financial Review and Prospects ......................................................................................................... 78<br />

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements ................................................................................ 78<br />

Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 78<br />

Critical Accounting Policies....................................................................................................................................... 80<br />

Status of our IFRS Migration Process........................................................................................................................ 84<br />

Results of Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 85<br />

Liquidity and Capital Resources ................................................................................................................................ 109<br />

Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc. ............................................................................................. 118<br />

Summary of Material Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments........................................................ 118<br />

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements............................................................................................................................... 121<br />

CEMEX Venezuela .................................................................................................................................................... 122<br />

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