Axion (IFC-36221)

Countries
  • Argentina
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Campana, Parana River
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Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Apr 1, 2016
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
AXION ENERGY ARGENTINA S.A.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Aug 11, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Feb 24, 2016


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Project Description
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The proposed project, which will be built within the boundaries of the refinery, aims to expand the refinery’s crude processing capacity (increase diesel production in approximately 1,200,000 m3/year and gasoline in 650,000 m3/year) as well as reaching a higher conversion (i.e., extracting more valuable products out of a single crude barrel); and producing ultra-low sulfur diesel and gasoline. Thus, it will increase the throughput from 90,000 BPD to 120,000 BPD by installing an additional delayed coker and increasing the capacity of some of the operation units. In addition, Axion will install (a) combined naphtha and diesel hydrotreaters to treat the naphtha and distillate streams from the expanded coker, and catalytic cracker units, and produce 10 ppm sulfur gasoline and diesel; (b) a sulfur recovery unit along with its corresponding sour water stripper; (c) sour gas scrubbers, for the existing and new refinery fuel gas streams; and (d) an amine regeneration system. As part of the proposed project, Axion will also (a) increase its storage facilities and upgrade the loading capacity to accommodate the additional products and intermediates volumes; (b) increase crude reception and product delivery facilities for additional volume; (c) increase the external electrical supply by adding an additional 60 MVA to the existing internal/external electrical power supply; (d) install a second cooling water tower to complement the existing cooling water system; (e) upgrade the effluent treatment facilities; and (f) increase hydrogen production. In addition, it will also install a new flare system and associated equipment to handle additional loads to the flare from the new units; a new acid flare which collects the discharges from the fuel gas system complex will be attached to the main flare. A new air system will be also built, replacing the existing one.
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