Company name
Almacenadora S.A. (“Almacenadora” or “the company”), a company of Grupo Pasquí S.A.
Project number
CR3997A-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
Costa Rica
Sector
Manufacturing
Status
Completed
Disclosed date
06/19/2015
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
07/21/2015
Approval date
10/06/2015
Signed date
12/18/2015
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
N/A
Investment type
Syndicated amount
N/A
Financing amount
USD $ 600,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The proceeds of the IIC loans will be used for working capital.
Almacenadora is a Costa Rican company specializing in bonded and general warehousing services that employ state-of-the-art technology. It has more than 8,000 m2 of warehouse space in excellent physical condition, surrounded by 10,000 m2 and 11,200 m2 of yards, respectively, at two different locations in the Greater Metropolitan Area. The warehouses also have internal racks for greater storage capacity and a barcode localization system that ensures proper management and traceability.
Grupo Pasquí (formerly Grupo Flor de Lis S.A.) is a diversified Costa Rican group of small and medium-sized enterprises that sell telecommunications equipment and industrial raw materials; provide logistics, transportation, warehousing, and air cargo terminal services; generate electricity; represent foreign companies; and distribute consumer goods.
The group was established in October 1964, and in 2010, management renamed it Grupo Pasquí for purely commercial purposes.
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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
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW
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