BERTIN LTDA

completed

Bertin Ltda (Bertin or the company) is a leading Brazilian cattle slaughterer, meat and hide processor and exporter. Its products include in-natura and processed beef, leather, cleaning products, personal protective equipment (shoes and gloves), and dog toys. The meat and leather businesses account for nearly 85% of total sales. Bertin procures 85% of its cattle from independent farmers and keeps an 80,000 heads farm and a 100,000 heads feedlot in reserve. Bertin’s strategy is to attend to the growing domestic and export beef markets with a range of further processed products with the highest quality and environmentally friendly standards. The purpose of the project is to: - increase Bertin’s beef product range to supply growing demand for in-natura and special cuts meats from the EU, Middle East and other countries in South America; - increase production by attending new markets such as China for its leather division; and - expand its domestic sales of its personal protective equipment and cleaning products.Each of the project components includes investments to achieve compliance with World Bank/IFC environmental and social standards. Also, Bertin will enhance its traceability programs to ensure that all animals and hides originate from ranching operations that have environmental land use permits and do not impact sensitive land areas.