Saudi Ceramic Co. said it expects its second sanitary ware plant to be operational by the end of December, due to a shortage of labor and reduced working for contractors during recent months.

Work on the project has reached 95 percent, while costs related to the delay are limited and will not affect financial results, the company said on Sunday in a statement to the Saudi bourse.

The project was first launched in May 2013, and was initially scheduled to be completed during first half of 2014, but it was delayed to H2-2014.