Company name
Citrusvil S.A.
Project number
AR3966A-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
Agribusiness
Status
Completed
Disclosed date
07/21/2016
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
08/23/2016
Approval date
08/29/2016
Signed date
12/29/2016
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
Portfolio Management Division
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 40,000,000
Financing amount
USD $ 25,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
Citrusvil is an Argentinian company that grows, processes, and sells lemons and lemon derivatives. The company, domiciled in Tucumán, has more than 7,500 hectares of lemon trees on 21 farms, supplying approximately 65% of the fruit it packs or processes. It has its own nursery with capacity of approximately 256,000 plants. Citrusvil has the capacity to process about 350,000 tons of lemon per year to produce juice in concentrate, essential oil, and dehydrated peel. It also has two fresh fruit packing units with capacity to pack 3 million cases (50,000 pallets). The products are exported all over the world from Buenos Aires’ various ports in containers or in bulk, with the main markets being the European Union, Eastern Europe, Russia, Canada, the Middle East, and the Far East.
The purpose of the loan is to refinance short-term debt and support a second Grupo Lucci company. The IIC began a relationship with Grupo Lucci in 2011 through long-term financing granted to agribusiness company Viluco SA. The A/B loan for up to US$65 million with have a tenor of five years and a 12-month grace period. Rabobank and Banco Itaú will be the initial participants.
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Environmental and social review
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