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        AVINTES NATURAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

        Summary sheet

        Release date
        2 December 2025
        Status
        Reference
        Approved | 01/04/2026
        20250377
        Project name
        Promoter - financial intermediary
        AVINTES NATURAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
        SOGRAPE SGPS SA
        Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
        Total cost (Approximate amount)
        EUR 40 million
        EUR 105 million
        Location
        Sector(s)
        Description
        Objectives

        The Promoter will implement a five-year investment plan to improve competitiveness through process modernisation and natural resource consumption optimisation, at its facility in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal).

        The project aims at modernisation, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, focusing on advancing low-carbon processes and technologies, implementing energy efficiency measures in production facilities, and increasing the share of energy sourced from renewables.

        Environmental aspects
        Procurement

        The project is expected to be operated and implemented in conformity with applicable national and EU environmental legislations. Sub-projects are expected to fall out of scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) directive.

        The promoter has been assessed by the EIB as being a private company not being subject to EU rules on public procurement or concessions.

        Milestone
        Approved
        1 April 2026
        Related documents
        10/04/2026 - Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - AVINTES NATURAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
        Related projects
        Parent project
        AGRICULTURE AND BIOECONOMY PROGRAM LOAN III

        Disclaimer

        Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
        They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

        Documents

        Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - AVINTES NATURAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
        Publication Date
        10 Apr 2026
        Document language
        English
        Main Topic
        Lending
        Document Number
        256462327
        Document Focus
        Environmental Information
        Document Type
        Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS)
        Project Number
        20250377
        Sector(s)
        Industry
        Regions
        European Union
        Countries
        Portugal
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        Related public register
        10/04/2026 - Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - AVINTES NATURAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
        Other links
        Summary sheet
        AVINTES NATURAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
        Parent project
        AGRICULTURE AND BIOECONOMY PROGRAM LOAN III

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