PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

7789

Company Name

ALUMINDO LIGHT METAL INDUSTRY, PT TBK

Date SPI Disclosed

Nov 4, 1996

Country

Indonesia

Industry

Manufacturing

Status

Completed

Sector

Aluminum

Department

Regional Industry - MAS Asia & Pac

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Previous Events

Approved : Mar 14, 1997
Signed : Jun 25, 1997
Invested : Oct 20, 1997

Project Description

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)

Project NameIndonesia - P.T. Alumindo Light Metal Industry
     
RegionAsia
Sector
Project No007789
Projected Board DateDecember 23, 1996
Company NameP.T. Alumindo Light Metal Industry
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

P.T. Alumindo Light Metal Industry is a member of Maspion, an important business group in East Java and the largest manufacturer of kitchenware in Indonesia. Maspion is diversified, with main activities in aluminum, stainless steel, steel, plastic, electronics and chemicals. The Maspion Group is 100% owned by the Alim and Gunardi families of Surabaya. Alumindo has signed a technical assistance agreement with Hoogovens from Netherlands, which is helping the commissioning of a new hot rolling line and the workers’ training.

Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment

Total project cost is estimated at US$93.0 million; IFC’s proposed investment consists of an A loan of US$10.0 million and a B loan of US$25.0 million.

Location of project and Description of site

The Project will be located adjacent to Alumindo’s present production site in Sidoarjo, near Surabaya, the capital of East Java and the second largest city in Indonesia.

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

Alumindo started its operations in 1978, and now is the largest manufacturer of rolled aluminum products in Indonesia with about 52% share of sheet production and 76% share of foil production. The proposed project is to expand Alumindo’s aluminum rolling capacity from the current 42,000 tons per year to 84,000 tons per year and to upgrade its technical ability by installing new hot roll mill, cold roll mill and other auxiliary equipment. The proposed expansion and modernization project will allow Alumindo to (i) meet the growing local and regional demand, (ii) lower its costs, increase productivity and improve product quality, (iii) upgrade workers skills, and (iv) improve Alumindo’s overall competitiveness.

Environmental Category and Issues

This is a category “B” project under IFC’s environmental review procedure. The Project is being designed to fully comply with all the relevant Indonesian and World Bank guidelines.

The is November 8, 1996 from the Public Information Center.

Host country location of environmental documentsIndonesia

Date SPI sent to PIC November 4, 1996
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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