Company name
Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A. (“Pronaca”) and Agrovalencia C.A.
Project number
EC3881A-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
Ecuador
Sector
Manufacturing
Status
Completed
Disclosed date
10/05/2012
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
11/06/2012
Approval date
11/13/2012
Signed date
01/15/2013
Sponsoring entity
Not applicable
Investment Operations Department Contact
N/A
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 32,000,000
Financing amount
USD $ 10,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The project encompasses investments that Pronaca will make in fixed assets to increase the installed capacity of its value-added food products operations, as well as to replace equipment, upgrade plant facilities, and invest in its logistical, management, and sales areas.
The budget for these investments, which would be made during the period 2012-2013, is US$64 million. The IIC loan would be used primarily to finance plant investments aimed at stepping up production of the company’s frozen food and processed meat products targeted to the “base of the pyramid,” such as good quality, competitively priced meat products in small packages. These investments, which include working capital, are expected to amount to US$8 million and have been allocated in the 2012-2013 budgets. The IIC loan will support Pronaca activities aimed at shoring up its position in this market niche as well as expanding the supply of affordable, quality products for segments that have traditionally been overlooked by producer companies. Pronaca began making these investments and offering its services to this market some five years ago.
Pronaca is a leader in the food products supply chain—a diversified company with a number of different business units, including a poultry and pork products production and sales unit; a balanced pet foods unit; an agricultural products—i.e., heart of palm, artichoke, rice, and corn—production unit; and a value-added products—i.e., canned and processed meats—production unit. Pronaca has been operating successfully in the Ecuadorian market for more than 50 years and has operations in other countries of the region as well, such as Colombia and, until recently, in Brazil and Costa Rica.
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PHONE NUMBER
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POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
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Environmental and social review
IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW
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