Calidra S.A. de CV

completed

Grupo Calidra S.A. de C.V. (Calidra), Mexico’s leading producer of lime and lime-related products, operates 17 plants across Mexico and one in Honduras. Its operations comprise the quarrying of limestone, its processing into various grades of quick- or hydrated lime, packaging, and sale to the construction, steel, chemical, mining, agricultural, waste treatment, and other industries. Calidra is requesting financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support its 2005-2006 investment program which seeks to - enhance its production capacity, - target faster growing market segments, - diversify its customer base, - reduce Calidra’s dependence on a single fuel type, and - significantly improve the environmental conditions of its operations and those of communities nearby.