DFF - Arabian Cement Company (EBRD-55178)

Countries
  • Egypt
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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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
Jul 30, 2024
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
Arabian Cement Company
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 Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 27.04 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 EUR 25,000,000.00
Converted using 2024-07-30 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Apr 30, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Mar 3, 2025


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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.

According to bank provided information, the project involves the provision of a 5-year EUR 25 million senior secured loan to Arabian Cement Company (ACC) to finance its energy and plant efficiency capex program (the "Project"). The loan includes a committed tranche ("Tranche I") of up to EUR 15.9m and an uncommitted tranche in the amount of EUR 9.1m ("Tranche II"), to be committed at the Bank's sole and absolute discretion.

The Company will utilise the loan for the acquisition and installation of energy efficiency and plant efficiency capex, including a low carbon hydrogen injection system and alternative fuel capacity expansion capex.

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.

Arabian Cement Company ("ACC") began operations in 2008 as a fully integrated cement producer and is currently the 6th largest cement producer in Egypt. ACC is a publicly-listed company on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX).

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Arabian Cement Company Client -

Contact Information
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Mr. Arturo Gallart
agallart@arabiancementcompany.com 
16277
+202 25371182
https://arabiancement.com/en/ 
Gamal Abdel Naser square (Gharb Arabella), Fifth Settlement Arabella Plaza, Office Building (A), 5th floor 11835 New Cairo

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