BRIMAX S.R.L.
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Who is our customer
Brimax S.R.L. is an Argentine producer of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete ("AAC"). Its manufacturing plant is located nearby Rosario, Santa Fe province.
What is our funding objective?
FMO will provide Brimax export credit financing in connection with Brimax's imports of capital goods and services from The Netherlands supplied by Aircrete Systems B.V. (Aircrete Europe)
Why do we fund this investment?
The proposed transaction fits with FMO's mandate. The borrower is a middle size company in emerging country. Brimax's final product (AAC) is more energy efficient than alternative products and will thereby have a positive environmental impact on the construction and housing sectors in Argentina. FMO will be supporting the expansion of Dutch firm Aircrete in international markets by financing their exports.
What is the Environmental and Social categorization rationale?
This is a category B project with limited remaining construction risks and virtually no negative impact on the environment. Specific human rights impacts were not identified. Argentinean E&S standards are relatively high. Relevant IFC PS are 1 (Assessment & management), 2 (Labor conditions) and 3 (Resource efficiency and pollution). IFC PS 4-8 are not applicable as the project has been developed in a designated industrial area with no direct adjacent inhabitation, land has been in ownership of one of the shareholders already for a long period, and no biodiversity, indigenous peoples or cultural heritage values are present in the project area. General EHS Guidelines apply.
- Region
- Latin America & The Caribbean
- Country
- Argentina
- Sector
- Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Services
- Publication date
- 3/23/2018
- Effective date
- 6/15/2018
- Total FMO financing
- EUR 4.80 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - B