The Cong Thanh Cement Joint Stock Company began construction work on the third cement factory located in the central province of Thanh Hoa on Tuesday.  The VND920bn (US$57.6m) factory in Tinh Gia District will have an initial capacity of 1Mt of cement per year and 2.8Mta when fully operational. Cong Thanh Cement said the factory would employ 270 local workers when it opens in 2008.