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    Signature(s)

    Amount
    € 35,000,000
    Countries
    Sector(s)
    Tunisia : € 35,000,000
    Industry : € 35,000,000
    Signature date(s)
    9/10/2003 : € 35,000,000

    Summary sheet

    Release date
    22 July 2003
    Status
    Reference
    Signed | 09/10/2003
    20020705
    Project name
    Promoter - financial intermediary
    Tunisacier Steelworks
    Tunisacier S.A., part of the Riva Group
    Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
    Total cost (Approximate amount)
    EUR 35 million
    EUR 75 million
    Location
    Sector(s)
    Description
    Objectives

    The project involves the modernisation and expansion of an existing metallurgical plant, currently producing galvanised steel sheets, to transform it into a rolling and coated steel production centre, fully integrated with the parent’s Group’s overall upstream and downstream operations.

    The objective is to enlarge the product range of the mill, enabling it to produce a much broader variety of cold-coated coils.

    Environmental aspects
    Procurement

    Studies on the impact of each element of of the project, as well as appropriate mitigating measures are presented to the competent Tunisian Authorities (Agence Nationale pour l’Environnement) and are approved individually. The project is expected to have relatively little environmental impact.

    Usual procedure of international consultation with a few specialised engineering companies. This procedure, usual in this industry, is in the best interest of the project and in line with the Bank’s procurement policy for private industry projects.

    Comments

    Steel.

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