Cemex announced the expansion of its Tepeaca plant in Puebla, Mexico, to conclude in 2018. The plant will see the construction of a new kiln to take its production capacity to 7.6Mta.

The project was started in December 2014 and represents an investment of US$642m, including fixed asset additions of US$442m incurred at the end of 2015.

The expansion will generated 1500 jobs during construction and around 100 direct and 240 indirect jobs when the plant enters service.