Southern Province Cement Co's (SPCC) has signed a contract for the construction of a second production line at its Bisha cement works in Saudi Arabia, the company said in a bourse filing.

The new production line will be built by Chinese contractor CNBM at a cost of SAR713m (US$190.1m) and take 20 months to complete. SPC said it will use a combination of Islamic financing and own funds to finance the project.