PROJECT EMILI - IMERYS DEMO-PLANT (EIB-20240167)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • France
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Allier region
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Financial Institutions
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Borrower
Imerys SA
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Industry and Trade
  • Mining
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 67.84 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 61
Converted using 2024-09-17 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 67.84 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 61
Converted using 2024-09-17 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 136.80 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 123
Converted using 2024-09-17 exchange rate.
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EIB website

Updated in EWS Sep 30, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Sep 17, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the EIB, the project concerns the construction of two demonstration plants located in central France for the production of battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate. The concentrator demonstration plant will be located at the mine site near Echassières and the conversion demonstration plant will be located in an industrial park near Montluçon. The project will not produce commercial quantities of material.

The demonstration plants are designed to prove the selected technology, allowing the promoter to de-risk the future commercial plants by identifying issues and reducing the time to ramp-up the technology. Additionally, the demonstration plants will provide the opportunity to train the operations teams leading to an acceleration in the ramp-up in production rate and reducing the time to bring the product to the market.

The project and subsequent commercial plants address the growing demand for lithium for battery applications in the EU and aligns with the goals of the green transition, particularly the decarbonisation of the transport sector.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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As stated by Bloomberg, Imerys provides mineral-based specialty solutions. The Company offers ground calcium carbonate, roofing clay, ceramic minerals, graphite flakes, and other products. Imerys serves construction, automotive, consumer goods, animal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries worldwide.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Imerys SA Client Mining

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