Construction on a 560,000tpa capacity cement plant has begun in the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan, reports the regional akimat.

The investment project valued 30.2bnt (US$89.2m) is between Meliorator Ltd and Russian company Global Security. Som 250 workers are helping with construction and after the launch of the plant 320 work places will be opened.

"Due to use of new technologies the plant will be environmentally friendly industry. It will be the first cement plant in the region," said Krymbek Kusherbayev, akim of the region.