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Company name

UCB Industria de Componentes Eletronicos e Informatica SA

Project number

15009-01

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
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B

Country

Brazil

Sector

Manufacturing

Status

Proposed

Disclosed date

10/03/2024

Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.

Projected board date
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11/15/2024

Approval date

N/A

Signed date

N/A

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

Corporates Division

Investment type

Syndicated amount

N/A

Financing amount

USD $ 35,000,000

Currency

BRL, USD

Project scope and objective

The transaction includes a financing package with a US$ 25 million long-term loan and a US$ 10 million revolving import credit line to support the company’s investment plan and growth. The project will fund capacity expansion for battery production in Manaus and Extrema, Brazil, including a new and expanded BESS production line, acquisition of electric mobility and telecom equipment, automation upgrades in Manaus, a new LFP production line, and the construction of a battery plant for electric and hybrid vehicles. The objective is to increase and diversify value-added production, boost supply chain growth, create formal jobs, and provide energy storage solutions benefiting the Amazon region.

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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.

UCB COMPONENTES - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW SUMMARY (ESRS)

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UCB COMPONENTES - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN (ESAP)

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Contact information

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Client Contact

EMAIL

andrea.terranova@ucbsa.com.br

PHONE NUMBER

+55 (11) 5078 5555

POST OFFICE ADDRESS

Av. Chedid Jafet, 222, Bloco A, 1º. Andar 04551-050 – Vila Olímpia - São Paulo - SP

IDB Invest Contact

EMAIL

requestinformation@idbinvest.org

PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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