AEF Zainab Grain Millers Limited

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATION (SPI)Project Name Tanzania-Zainab Grain Millers LimitedRegion Sub-Saharan AfricaSector AgribusinessProject No 005143Projected Board Date June 25, 1995Company Name Zainab Grain Millers LimitedTechnical Partner and/or Major Shareholders The sponsors are two brothers Mohamed and Sajad Fazal, indigenous Tanzanians. Project Cost including proposed IFC investment Project Cost - US$3 million equivalent. IFC Investment - Loan US$900,000Location of project and Description of site The project is located off Old Bagamoyo Road on an industrial plot in Dar es Salaam.Description of Company and Purpose of Project The Company owns and operates a 60 tons/day maize milling plant that is operating at capacity. The project is to expand capacity with the purchase of an additional 120 tons/day plant. The mill will process locally grown maize and produce maize flour for sale in the domestic market and export to neighboring countries. Environmental Categories and Issues Category B. Issues associated with the project are: dust emission; solid waste disposal; fire prevention and safety. Equipment that will reduce dust emissions to acceptable levels will be installed. The waste is sold as maize bran for animal feed. The plant will meet all required fire and safety standards.The Environmental Review Summary is expected to be available at the Public Information Center on or about June 30, 1995.Date SPI sent to PIC June 9, 1995For additional Information contact: Corporate Relations Unit - telephone (202) 473-7711 - facsimile: (202) 676-0365.Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).