Proposed investment is an A loan of up to EUR15 million to Societe Industrielle Moderne Des Plastiques Africains ("Simpa", or "the company"), Senegal's leading plastics packaging company. Simpa manufactures a wide variety of plastic packaging products sold primarily to agribusiness companies and hygiene/cosmetic companies. Simpa is planning a regional expansion by establishing a greenfield plastic packaging subsidiary, Simpa Cote d'Ivoire, in Abidjan (the "Project").

Simpa is a supplier of mass consumption injected plastic products, and of flexible thin film plastic packaging solutions for consumer goods, notably food products. The company currently manufactures products from quality rejects (and also scrap collected from outside through resellers), and is procuring raw materials from international companies. The main raw materials are low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), bi-oriented PP (BOPP), cast PP (CPP), polyethylene tetra phthalate (PET) and aluminum.

The production processes include injection molding, extrusion of plastic film, thermoforming, printing and converting. Simpa has also a small bleach and soap production line. For the new plant, Simpa will procure raw materials from international companies and will also use quality rejects.Simpa's existing plant is located in the Rufisque industrial zone, in the suburb of Dakar, Senegal and covers 41,200 m2 of land bought on a willing buyer willing seller basis. The land for the new plant covers 18,000 m2 in modified habitat of the industrial zone in Abidjan-Yopougon, Cote d'Ivoire. Construction commenced in early 2016 and will extend over a period of one year.

IFC's review included a visit to the following sites: existing Simpa plant in Rufisque, plant of supplier of recycled plastics in Thies, and Dakar municipal landfill on February 29 and March 1, 2016. A visit was also conducted to the construction site in Abidjan-Yopougon, Cote d'Ivoire on March 3, 2016. Meetings were held with the following individuals: Simpa General Manager, Plant Manager, Recycling Manager, Finance Manager, Supply Manager, Medical Doctor, Quality Manager, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, Human Resources (HR) Manager, workers representatives (4); General Managers of recycled plastics suppliers, Manager, and EPC Contractor. IFC reviewed the following documentation: Draft Environmental Audit, HR Policy, EHS Policy, Health and Safety Committee composition, Life and Fire Safety audit report, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procedure, Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, grievance mechanism for workers, 2016 Training Plan, hazardous materials list, and noise testing results..

This proposed investment is an Environmental and Social (E&S) Category B project according to IFC's Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability because potential adverse environmental or social risks and/or impacts are limited, few in number, site-specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures. 

Contact Person: Mr. Ibrahim Hawili
Company Name: Societe Industrielle et Moderne des Plastiques Africains (SIMPA)
Address: Km 18 Route de Rufisque BP 977 Dakar, Senegal
Email: mailto:brahms@simpa.sn
Phone: (221) 33 879 00 79
Facsimile: (221) 33 834 41 90

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