Mexico: Cemex's consolidated net sales in the second quarter of 2015 grew by 5% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis for ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations to US$3.8bn. Its operating earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 1% during the quarter to US$744m. On a like-for-like basis, operating EBITDA increased by 13%.

The increase in consolidated net sales on a like-for-like basis was due to higher product prices in local currency terms in most of its operations, as well as improved volumes in most of its products in Mexico, the US, and the northern Europe and Asia regions.

Cemex's net sales in Mexico decreased by 9% in the second quarter of 2015 to US$745m while its operating EBITDA increased by 4% to US$256m. In the US, its net sales grew by 5% year-on-year to US$1.01bn and its operating EBITDA increased by 31% to US$156m. In northern Europe, net sales for the second quarter of 2015 fell by 21% to US$904m and its operating EBITDA fell by 8% year-on-year to US$111m. In the Mediterranean region its net sales fell by 9% to US$409m as its Operating EBITDA fell by 25% to US$75m. Cemex's net sales from operations in South, Central America and the Caribbean fell by 8% year-on-year to US$517m and its operating EBITDA fell by 10% to US$160m. In Asia, net sales grew by 11% year-on-year to US$177m and operating EBITDA was up by 34% year-on-year to US$45m.

"We are pleased with our results. Our controlling interest net income during the quarter was the highest in six years. In addition, our operating EBITDA grew by 13% on a like-fir-like basis. This is the third quarter with double-digit, like-for-like growth in EBITDA," said Fernando A Gonzalez, Cemex CEO.