# Cementos Bío Bío building new cement plant in Arequipa, Peru

Cementos Bío Bío's new cement plant in Peru's Arequipa region, requiring $20 million, is under construction and expected to start operations in the second half of 2020. Initial capacity will be 200,000 t/y.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-22
- Where: Arequipa region, Peru
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200,000 t/y
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cementos Bío Bío](https://endata.com/companies/38176.md)

## Sources

- [bnamericas.com](https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/the-new-look-cementos-bio-bio-prepares-to-open-chile-plant), 2019-03-22: "The recently announced cement plant for Peru's Arequipa region, which will require US$20mn, is already under construction and is expected to start operations during the second half of 2020."

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