Ceval Alimentos S.A. - Expansion

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Summary Of Project Information (SPI)Project NameBrazil-Ceval 2000RegionLatin AmericaSectorProject No005123Projected Board DateNovember 7, 1995Company NameCeval Alimentos S.A.Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders The Company’s shares are publicly listed in the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchanges. The majority shareholder is Cia. Hering, a Brazilian textile group, with 40% of total shares and 81% of the voting shares. The balance is held by independent investors, Brazilian banks and pension funds, IFC (3.56% shareholding from a previous investment), foreign funds, and the Brazilian public.Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment Project Cost: US$ 435 million. Proposed IFC investment: US$ 45 million. Proposed syndication: up to US$ 100 millionLocation of project and Description of site The project will be located in the states of: Maranhão (soybean crushing plant); Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul (expansion of existing meat processing facilities); Bahia (meat processing plant); and Ceará (oil refinery and canning plant).Description of Company and Purpose of Project Ceval Alimentos S.A. is undertaking a five year, US$ 435 million investment program to expand production and distribution capacities to meet expanding market demand and gain market share. Ceval Alimentos S.A. is an integrated producer and seller of soybean and corn products as well as poultry and pork meat products. It operates 11 soybean crushing plants, 2 corn processing facilities, 6 oil refineries, 1 margarine producing plant and 10 poultry and swine meat processing facilities. The Project includes increasing soybean crushing capacity from 14,900 to 16,400 tpd; oil refining capacity from 1,980 to 2,280 tpd; and meat processing capacity from 175 million chickens and 1.6 million pigs to 316 million chickens and 2.8 million pigs p.a. Nearly 40% of the total project cost will be invested in the northeastern states of Bahia, Ceará and Maranhão.Environmental Category and Issues This is a category B project according to IFC’s environmental review procedure. Environmental and occupational health and safety issues associated with this project include air emissions, liquid effluents, solid wastes, and general employee training, health and safety. Facility equipment that may generate air emissions are equipped with mitigating devices. Ceval has invested heavily in effluent treatment plants. Currently, the plants are in optimization phase and are complying with local regulations. Optimization will continue to ensure compliance with World Bank guidelines. Solid and organic waste are reused or processed for recycling. Ceval’s storage facilities are in accordance with international norms. Employee occupational health and safety issues are addressed through a comprehensive occupational program that extends to worker’s family. Corporate safety includes internal audits, accident investigations, risk management and record keeping. IFC will ensure ongoing compliance with World Bank guidelines during the life of the project by evaluating monitoring reports submitted annually to IFC by Ceval, and by conducting periodic supervision.The is from the Public Information Center. Date SPI sent to PIC October 5, 1995For Additional Information contact: Corporate Relations Unit -telephone: (202) 473-7711facsimile: (202) 676-0365Environmental 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).