SAICA Paper II

The project consists of the construction and operation of a corrugated cardboard raw materials paper mill with a nominal production capacity of 400k tonnes/year (“fluting” and “testliner”). The pulp input will entirely come from recovered paper.

Objectives

The new mill will allow to increase capacity and improve the integration of the existing upstream waste paper collection and the downstream corrugated packaging business activity currently conducted in Spain, Portugal and France

Comments

Paper.

Sector(s)

Industry

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

EUR 110 m

Total cost (Approximate amount)

Approximately EUR 220 m

Environmental aspects

In accordance with the Bank's environmental policy, SAICA will ensure that national legislation and EU directives will be applied as regards environmental protection.

Non Technical Summary (NTS) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Procurement

Promoter’s procurement procedures follow good industry practise; EU procurement directives do not apply.

Status

Signed - 18/01/2005.

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Construction of a paper mill in El Burgo de Ebro, near Zaragoza

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