Company name
Grupo Calidra, S.A. de C.V.
Project number
13850-01
Category B projects have potential environmental and/or social impacts and risks that are less adverse than those of a Category A and which are generally limited to the project site, largely reversible and can be mitigated via measures that are readily available and feasible to implement in the context of the operation.
E&S category
B
Country
Argentina
Sector
Manufacturing
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
12/15/2021
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
02/23/2022
Approval date
02/23/2022
Signed date
06/30/2022
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
Portfolio Management Division
Investment type
Syndicated amount
N/A
Financing amount
USD $ 10,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
Grupo Calidra, S.A. de C.V. (the “Company”or “Calidra”), with more than a century of history, is a Mexican company, leader in the production of lime, ready mixes and carbonates in Latin America with operations in Mexico, Honduras, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Peru.
The transaction consists of three secured long-term financings, for up to US$50 million for its operations in Peru (US$18 million), Colombia (US$22 million) and Argentina (US$10 million). The loans will have a term of up to ten years and will be used for working capital and capital investment requirements, including the potential purchase of efficient kilns and the possible opening of a lime deposit in Colombia. This transaction should be reviewed together with Project Grupo Calidra (13677-01).
Amendment: Subsequently, in 2023 and 2024 IDB Invest approved certain modifications to the financing granted in 2022, including among others, the increase of the loan amount by to reach a total of US$35 million.
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Contact information
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Client Contact
ahollander@calidra.com.mx
PHONE NUMBER
55 5259 1190
POST OFFICE ADDRESS
IDB Invest Contact
requestinformation@idbinvest.org
PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
COUNTRY OFFICES
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Early disclosure
CALIDRA - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW SUMMARY (ESRS)
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CALIDRA - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN (ESAP)
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