# Cal & Cemento Sur completes expansion of lime plant in Puno, Peru

Cal & Cemento Sur completed an expansion of its lime plant in Caracoto, San Román, Puno, Peru, with a new kiln starting operations in October 2018. The $85 million investment increased annual production capacity to 1 million tons and created 550 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-02
- Where: Caracoto, San Román, Puno, Peru
- Value: $85.0M
- Jobs: 550
- Starts operating: Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1 million tons per year
- Products: lime
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cal & Cemento Sur](https://endata.com/companies/24810.md)

## Sources

- [construir.com.pe](https://construir.com.pe/cal-cemento-sur-cumple-con-la-produccion-de-1-millon-de-toneladas-al-ano-consolidando-su-liderazgo-en-la-industria/), 2018-10-02: "Cal & Cemento Sur, empresa líder en la producción y comercialización de cal en Perú, iniciara operaciones con su nuevo horno en Octubre, logrando tras 12 meses de trabajo continuo un mayor aprovechamiento de la materia prima, con lo cual se podrá obtener mayor flexibilidad frente a los requerimiento"

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