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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

7053

Company Name

GRUPO BIMBO, S.A.B. DE C.V.

Date SPI Disclosed

Sep 11, 1995

Country

Mexico

Industry

Agribusiness and Forestry

Status

Completed

Sector

Other Food

Department

Regional Industry MAS LAC & EUR

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Previous Events

Approved : Jan 3, 1996
Signed : Feb 1, 1996
Invested : Feb 2, 1996

Project Description

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)

Project NameMexico-GIBSA III
     
RegionLatin America and Caribbean
Sector
Project No007053
Projected Board DateSeptember 28, 1995
Company NameGrupo Industrial Bimbo, S.A. de C.V.
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

Servitje, Sendra and Mata Roman families.

Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment

US$200.4
Proposed IFC investment: “A” Loan of US$20 million
Asset backed certificate: US$5 million
“C” Loan of US$30 million

Location of project and Description of site

Mexico. Project sites include various locations in different parts of Mexico.

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

The company produces, markets and distributes prepackaged bread and bakery products. The purpose of the project is to assist the Company in financing the modernization and expansion of its production and distribution facilities.

Environmental Category and Issues

This is a category “B” project according to IFC’s environmental review procedure. Environmental, health and safety issues include air emissions, liquid effluents, solid wastes, and general employee training, and health and safety.

IFC will ensure that (i)GIBSA designs and operates this project in compliance with all pertinent Government of Mexico and local standards as well as the World Bank guidelines; (ii) by evaluating monitoring reports submitted annually to IFC by GIBSA; and (iii) by conducting periodic supervision.

The is from the Public Information Center.

Date SPI sent to PIC September 11, 1995

For 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).

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