The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a highly secured loan equivalent to $4,2 mln. for a project with a total cost of $4,4 mln. to Az-Lead LLC, which is a manufacturing company in Azerbaijan, the EBRD told APA-Economics.
The loan will consist of three elements: $1 mln. will be directed to refinance the company's current debt, $1,9 mln. for the increase of the enterprise's capacity to improve processing and energy efficiency, while $1,3 mln. to purchase battery scrap. The company plans to increase the capacity of recycled lead production from the current 7,2 thousand tons to 17,3 thousand tons thanks to the EBRD loan.