Carbon Holdings - Convertible Loan (EBRD-48698)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Egypt
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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
Mar 21, 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
Egyptian Government
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 11.00 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)
$ 168.00 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 @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Dec 11, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Apr 5, 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.

The Project is a convertible loan to Carbon Holdings (CH), which aims to support CH's plans to develop projects in the petrochemicals industry in Egypt. The EBRD funds will support CH's development of projects in the petrochemical industry in Egypt, through the financing of one of CH's operating companies - Egyptian Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC, or the Company). The transition impact of the proposed Project derives from (i) increased competition in the sector - the EHC plant is currently the main licensed MGAN operation in Egypt. The start and ramp-up of EHC's plant will encourage competition in the sector, which has only two key competitors in the region, and (ii) improve standards-setting that will go beyond local levels in several dimensions - the Project will contribute to improving environmental, health and safety standards; energy efficiency standards; and sustainability reporting - all to a level beyond current local industry practice.

 

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Carbon Holdings is a privately owned petrochemical company headquartered in Egypt, dedicated to the development and management of midstream and downstream petrochemical projects. Our primary focus is on establishing integrated industrial complexes that produce essential petrochemical products, with a vision to drive economic development in Egypt and the wider region.

Through their flagship projects, Oriental Petrochemicals Company (OPC) and Egyptian Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC), they supply products such as polypropylene, LDAN, and various downstream chemicals. 

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Contact Information
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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent. You can contact the PCM at pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form, http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en. You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html.

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