VOL. XLVII

No 14

05-April-2004

ENERGY FINANCE

Alba Signs $450Mn Export Credit Finance Package

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced on 31 March that it had signed an agreement to receive $450mn in financing from export credit agencies (ECA) for the construction of its Line Five Expansion Project. The ECA agreement is being underwritten by HSBC and BNP Paribas and is guaranteed by two ECAs Switzerlands ERG and Frances Coface. The amount was increased to $450mn from the originally proposed $300mn (...