China: Zhengzhou International Hub Expansion (AIIB-000386)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • China
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jan 26, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Su Han, Director, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Transport
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 259.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS Aug 12, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the bank website, "The project, to be supported by a long-term sovereign-backed financing to China and on-lent to Zhengzhou International Hub Development and Construction Co., Ltd. (ZIH), comprises the expansion of its freight facilities, including cold-chain storage facilities, bonded logistics center, parallel vehicle imports facility and multimodal logistics information platform upgrade. These facilities are integral value-added components to the ZIH operation of China Railway Express (CR Express) connecting China with European/Central Asian countries."

ZIH is mainly responsible for the operation of the service platform for Zhengzhou international hub and China-Europe Block Train (Zhengzhou section).

 

Investment Description
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Project cost: EUR228 million (USD259 million equivalent) including interest during project implementation.

Financing Plan:
AIIB loan: EUR132 million (USD150 million equivalent)
ZIH: EUR96 million (USD109 million equivalent)

Private Actors Description
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Zhengzhou International Hub Development and Construction Co., Ltd (herein after referred to as ZIH) was jointly established by Management Committee of Zhengzhou Economicand Technological Development Zone (ZETDZ) (51% share) and Henan Materials Group Corporation (49% share) at June 2013 with a registered capital of 400 million Chinese Yuan (CNY). 

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Henan Materials Group Corporation Investor -
- - - - Zhengzhou International Hub Development and Construction Co., Ltd. (ZIH) Client Transport

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AIIB
Edwin Yuen (Project Team Leader)
edwin.yuen@aiib.org

Project contacts not available at the time of disclosure.

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