USHER AGRO LIMITED
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Who is our customer
Usher Agro Limited, one of the largest single location integrated rice mills in the world, will be receiving an USD 7.5 mln subordinated loan from IDF, this loan will be on-lent in the form of (quasi) equity to Usher Eco Power Limited.
What is our funding objective?
The money will be used to increase the Solvency of Usher Eco Power Limited, as the loan will be on-lent to Usher Eco Power in the form of (quasi-) equity.
Why do we fund this investment?
The end user of the funds, Usher Eco Power Limited, will use the waste product of the rice milling in Usher Agro Limited to produce electricity. Furthermore, the ensuing rice husk ash will serve as the basis for production of precipitated Silica, which has mutliple uses, a.o. in the tyre industry. The project fits well within the strategy of Agri (food production at Usher Agro) and Energy (Electricity production in an energy deprived state in India), and is classified as green.
- Website customer/investment
- http://www.usheragro.com
- Region
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Sector
- Agribusiness, Food & Water
- Effective date
- 12/15/2015
- End date
- 8/18/2022
- Total FMO financing
- INR 503.25 MLN
- Funding
- Building Prospects
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - A