CEMATRIX Corporation Announces Record First Quarter Sales for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2013

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/16/13 -- CEMATRIX Corporation (TSX VENTURE: CVX) (the "Corporation" or the "Company" or "CEMATRIX") is pleased to announce the release of its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

First Quarter Highlights

--  The Company reports record first quarter sales of $1.998 million, up by
    $1.661 million from the same period last year. These record sales were
    the primary reason for a $722,484 positive swing in the results.

--  The Company added $1.2 million of sales orders, bringing this year's
    total contracted work to date to $5.1 million. These projects are
    scheduled for completion in 2013 and consist of $4.1 million in the
    infrastructure market and $1.0 million in the Alberta oil and gas
    sector.

--  The revolving Credit Facility with a Canadian chartered bank was
    modified to provide for a seasonal increase to $1,500,000 for the
    calendar period April 1 to October 31.

--  The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, CEMATRIX (Canada) Inc., entered
    into an agreement with the BDC which provides $530,000 of additional
    capital expenditure financing. The outstanding amount under the BDC
    Financing - Loan 2 of $269,000 at March 31, 2013 will be superseded into
    a new loan, BDC Financing - Loan 3, for a total loan of $1,406,000. This
    loan, of which $1,137,000 is undrawn, will be used to support planned
    equipment additions and will be drawn down as these expenditures are
    incurred.

First Quarter Results

Selected financial information for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

Quarter Ended March 31
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                                            2013          2012        Change

Revenue                              $ 1,997,842   $   336,991   $ 1,660,851
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Gross margin                         $   441,536   $  (215,039)  $   656,575

Operating expenses                      (425,333)     (468,396)       43,063
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Operating income (loss)                   16,203      (683,435)      699,638

Finance costs and other items            (24,777)      (46,341)       21,564
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Loss attributable to common
 shareholders                        $    (8,751)  $  (729,776)  $   721,225
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Comprehensive loss attributable to
 the shareholders                    $    (5,255)  $  (727,739)  $   722,484
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Loss per common share                $         -   $     (0.02)  $      0.02
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The Company's revenue is seasonal in nature and generally follows the construction period in Canada from May through to October. In 2013 the Company benefitted from winter infrastructure projects in the Ontario and winter projects in the oil and gas market in Alberta.

The outlook for 2013 remains positive. The Company has $5.1 million of sales contracted for projects that are currently scheduled for completion in 2013.

This press release should be read in conjunction with the Corporation's unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, both of which can be found on SEDAR.

CEMATRIX is an Alberta corporation with its head offices in Calgary, Alberta. The Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, is a manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced cellular concrete products with applications in a variety of markets, including oil and gas construction and infrastructure construction. Cellular concrete provides a cost and labour saving solution as a replacement for rigid and other insulating materials in frost-susceptible or permafrost conditions. Cellular concrete is also used in void filling situations and as a replacement for granular fills and weak or unstable soils.

Forward-looking information: This news release contains certain information that is forward looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties (such statements are usually accompanied by words such as "anticipate", expect", "would' or other similar words). Forward looking statements in this document are intended to provide CEMATRIX security holders and potential investors with information regarding CEMATRIX and its subsidiaries' future financial and operations plans and outlook. All forward looking statements reflect CEMATRIX's beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the statements were made. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward looking information. CEMATRIX undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward looking information except as required by law. For additional information on the assumptions made and the risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ from the anticipated results, refer the CEMATRIX's Management Discussion and Analysis dated May 15, 2013 under CEMATRIX's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and other reports filed by CEMATRIX with Canadian securities regulators.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts:
CEMATRIX Corporation
Jeff Kendrick
President and Chief Executive Officer
[phone]

The Howard Group
Jeff Walker
Investor Relations
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