Engro Polymer Phase 3 (IFC-41160)

Countries
  • Pakistan
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Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
ENGRO POLYMER & CHEMICALS LIMITED
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 35.00 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)
$ 92.30 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jun 17, 2025

Disclosed by Bank May 24, 2018

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Project Description
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ENGRO Polymer & Chemicals Limited is undertaking capacity and productivity enhancement plan and has invited IFC to consider supporting its investment program. Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of poly vinyl chloride, vinyl chloride monomer, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, and sodium hypochlorite in Pakistan.

The proposed project aims to: 

  • Improve availability and affordability of high quality Polyvinyl Chloride Resin and caustic flakes
  • Strengthen competitiveness of local industries that consume these products
  • Create jobs
  • Transfer of technical and managerial know-how                  
Investment Description
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Private Actor Relationship
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 Largest shareholders of EPCL are Engro Corporation (56.19%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (10.24%). Engro Corporation (“ECorp” or the “Sponsor”) is one of Pakistan’s largest and professionally managed conglomerates with business interests in fertilizers, foods, chemical storage & handling, trading, energy and petrochemicals.  ECorp’s main shareholder is Dawood Hercules Corporation. ECorp is listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange. The remaining shareholding is distributed among various institutions and general public.

Private Actors Description
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Engro Polymers & Chemicals Limited (EPCL), established at Port Qasim industrial area, Karachi in 1997 as a joint venture between Engro Corporation (formerly Engro Chemicals), Asahi Glass Company of Japan and Mitsubishi, is the only fully integrated chlor-vinyl chemical complex in Pakistan. The company is involved in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) and chlor-vinyl allied products including vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), caustic soda, hypochlorous acid and sodium hypochlorite.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Engro Corporation Parent Company - owns Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited Client -
Mitsubishi Corporation Parent Company - owns Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited Client -

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For inquiries about the project 

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited 
Syed Abbas Raza 
Chief Financial Officer 
+92-21-35166863-64 
saraza@engro.com 
Clifton Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75600Pakistan 
www.engropolymer.com 

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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited

12th Floor, Ocean Tower, G-3, Block 9,

Clifton Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75600

Pakistan            

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