PROJECT TITLE: Aluminium Can Production Plant

CLIENT: International Finance Corporation (IFC)

PERIOD: 2024

PROJECT AIM: One of the leading snack food producer and distributor in Uzbekistan plans to develop an aluminium cans manufacturing plant with the projected annual production capacity of around 750 million cans per year. The objective of the Project is to carry out a Rapid Environmental and Social Assessment of the Project and identify and assess at high level potentially significant adverse environmental and social impacts associated with the Project, and determine the measures needed to prevent or minimise and mitigate the adverse impacts. The Project is considered for funding by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and is Category “B” in accordance with the IFC Policy on E&S Sustainability (2012).

Description of actual services provided in the assignment:

-Identify and assess at high level potentially significant adverse environmental and social impacts associated with the Project, and determine the measures needed to prevent or minimise and mitigate the adverse impacts;

-Review of possible historical environmental and social issues, such as potential contamination of soil and/or groundwater or land acquisition disputes;

-Conduct desktop study, site walkover and targeted stakeholder engagement;

-Assess the physical, biological and socio-economic environment;

-Prepare Rapid Environmental and Social Assessment of the Project.