REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LEBAK -- A new cement factory being built in the sub-district of Bayah, in the regency of Lebak, Banten province, is expected to come on stream in 2015.

Construction of the project is already 60 percent completed, head of the integrated licensing service agency (BPPT) of the Lebak regency Hari Setiono said here on Thursday.

The cement factory which is owned by PT Cemindo Gemilang is built with an estimated cost of Rp6.4 trillion.

The cement factory has potential multieffect in that district, he said, adding, it would contribute to the regional income and provide new jobs.