Cibrafertil (IFC-38380)

Countries
  • Brazil
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
May 30, 2017
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
Cibrafértil Companhia Brasileira de Fertilizantes.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 40.00 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)
$ 40.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Feb 22, 2018

Disclosed by Bank Apr 28, 2017

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

Companhia Brasileira de Fertilizantes (“Cibrafertil,” the “company”,http://www.cibra.com); the Brazilian manufacturer of granulated superphosphate and fertilizers blender headquartered in Salvador, Bahia; is the 5th largest fertilizer company in Brazil, and holds 3% of the market share. In August 2015, Cibrafertil acquired Agroindustrial São Luiz which more than tripled the size of Cibrafertil from 370k tons to 1,200k ton total annual capacity.
IFC’s proposed investment includes a corporate loan of up to US$ 40 million. The proceeds of this investment will be used to support the company’s investment program in 2016-2017, including (i) upgrading the existing SSP manufacturing facility at Camacari, Bahia; (ii) upgrading existing blending facilities; (iii) acquiring brownfield blending assets; and (iv) working capital needs.

Investment Description
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Companhia Brasileira de Fertilizantes (“Cibrafertil,” the “company”, http://www.cibra.com); the Brazilian manufacturer of granulated superphosphate and fertilizers blender headquartered in Salvador, Bahia; is the 5th largest fertilizer company in Brazil, and holds 3% of the market share. In August 2015, Cibrafertil acquired Agroindustrial São Luiz which more than tripled the size of Cibrafertil from 370k tons to 1,200k ton total annual capacity.


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