Senj Sant debt

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Project ID 43044

Status Signed

Location

Mongolia

Business Sector

Manufacturing and Services

Notice Type

Private

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 43044

Status Signed

Location

Mongolia

Business Sector

Manufacturing and Services

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

18 Dec 2012

Disclosure date

12 Oct 2012

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Translated version of this PSD: Mongolian

Project Description

The EBRD is considering providing financing for the construction, commissioning and operation of a 1500 t per day capacity dry process cement plant to be located in Urgun Soum, Dornogobi Province (450km from the Capital city of Ulaanbaatar), Mongolia.

Transition Impact

The Project would be a very significant industrial Greenfield investment in Mongolia. It would also be the first greenfield investment in the cement sector using environmentally friendly dry process with a well-reputed foreign technical partner (Lafarge). In addition the proposed project is not only directly supporting and nurturing the development of the private sector, but it is doing so in an industry which is relatively underdeveloped domestically and heavily reliant on imports.

Furthermore, this diversification effect is strengthened by the fact that the project sponsor is a local enterprise which is diversifying away from mining, thereby supporting the shift away from country’s reliance on mineral resources towards a deeper and wider economic base.

Against that background, the Project’s transition impact stems from the following elements:

(i) Transfer and dispersion of skills: The technical cooperation with an experienced international producer like Lafarge will demonstrate industry best practice to other companies and projects. Technical and managerial training programmes envisaged in the technical support and O&M agreements will enable the transfer of knowledge and skills to local staff.

(ii) Setting standards for energy efficiency and environment: Investment in the first dry process itself is setting standards and introducing new energy efficient technology in the market. The future plant also will achieve compliance of its environmental performance with EBRD EHS Standards and EU BAT for Cement Manufacturing, including specific air emissions standards for dust, NOx, SOx and other pollutants.

The Client

Senj Sant LLC, the project company currently organised as a fully owned subsidiary of a Monpolymet LLC, a leading gold mining company with diversified businesses in construction, construction material and health food trade sectors. Lafarge SA, a leading player in the global cement and aggregates market as a strategic partner.

EBRD Finance

Equity financing for up to 20% and a loan of up to USD 110 million of which part will be syndicated to commercial banks and/or provided by parallel lenders.

Project Cost

Approximately USD 185 million.

Environmental Impact

Categorised A, requiring a full Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in accordance with the Bank’s Environmental and Social Policy.
An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) has been prepared to meet national standards. This has been supplemented by Environmental and Social (E&S) report, which includes additional information on the local hydrogeology and environmental and social impacts associated with groundwater use, given that water use is sensitive in this part of Mongolia.

The Bank’s Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) has confirmed that the Company has the capacity to implement the Bank’s Performance Requirements (PRs) and that the Project is structured to comply with the Bank’s PRs, National and EU environmental standards. The plant will be designed and operated in accordance with EU Best Available Techniques (BAT) and includes the implementation of an environmental, health and safety management system and installation of continuous emission monitoring systems. Groundwater use has been assessed and additional mitigation measures have been included to reduce potential impacts, notably on a naturally occurring spring. The Company will maintain an active monitoring programme of groundwater throughout the life of the project. Prior to any expansion of the plant (Phase II), the Company will investigate additional groundwater sources.

There is an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment available for this project.

Technical Cooperation

None.

Company Contact

Mr. Choinzon Delgerekhbulag, Director of Senj Sant LLC Damdinsuren Street-1, Sukhbaatar District-1, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Tel: (976)-11-311633
Fax: (976)-11-311633
Email: degi@monpolymet.mn
URL: www.monpolymet.com

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

Business opportunities

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Project ID 43044

Status Signed

Location

Mongolia

Business Sector

Environmental Category

Disclosure date

22 Feb 2022

Purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

The EBRD is considering a project involving the construction and operation of cement plant and limestone quarry in Urgun, in the Dornogobi Province, Mongolia. This will involve the construction of a 53.3km of overhead power line, a 10km below ground water pipeline, a road network, railway extension and workers accommodation. Construction is expected to start in March 2013 and continue for a period of 12 months.

There is a project summary document available for this project.

ESIA Summary

Categorised A, requiring a full Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in accordance with the Bank’s Environmental and Social Policy.

An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) has been prepared to meet national standards. This is supplemented by Environmental and Social (E&S) report, which includes additional information on the local hydrogeology and environmental and social impacts associated with groundwater use, given that water use is sensitive in this part of Mongolia. Other supporting documents include a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), a Non-Technical Summary (NTS), Land Acquisition Framework (LAF) and an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) can be downloaded.

Enclosed are:

Non Technical Summary (NTS): English (2MB - PDF) Mongolian (1MB - PDF)
Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP): English (588KB - PDF) Mongolian (644KB - PDF)
Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP): English (176KB - PDF) Mongolian (416KB - PDF)

Full ESIA availability

Full ESIA documentation is available locally at:

EBRD Headquarters in London, environmentandsocial@ebrd.com

And

Senj Sant LLC, Urgun Site Office
Contact: Site Manager: Boldbayar Luntan
Email: boldbayar@monpolymet.mn
Tel: +(976) 99905725

Senj Sant LLC, Ulaanbaatar Office
Tengeriin Tsag Centre,
Olympic Street – 14
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Phone. + (976) 11 311 633

Contact: Ms. Khaliun Tserenpil
Project Assistant
Email: khaliun@monpolymet.mn

Sainshand Governor's office
Governor: B. Batbayar
fax: 01522-22440
mobile: 93019955
Dornogobi, Mongolia

Urgun Soum Governor's office
Governor: S.Purevkhuu
fax: 025248-4052
mobile: 99041769
Dornogobi, Mongolia

And

EBRD Resident Office, Ulaanbaatar
Philip ter Woort, Head of Office
3rd Floor
MCS Plaza
Seoul Street – 4
Ulaanbaatar 210644
Mongolia

Tel: + 976 11 317 974
Fax: + 976 11 315 844

And

Senj Sant LLC Website

Enquiries

Ms. Khaliun Tserenpil
Project Assistant, Senj Sant LLC
Email: khaliun@monpolymet.mn
Telephone: 99220792

This document was prepared at an early stage of project development, before consideration by the EBRD Board of Directors. Details of a project may change following disclosure.

Where PSDs include copies of documents produced by project sponsors, the EBRD makes them available without any comment or implied endorsement. Any views expressed or statements made in such documents do not necessarily reflect the EBRD’s views or opinions.

Last updated 19 August 2025

Selected procurement notices related to this project may be shown below. Further procurement opportunities related to this and other projects, if available, maybe be viewed in the EBRD Procurement Portal.

The EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), Access to Information policy (AIP) and Project Accountability Policy (PAP) enable sound and sustainable development in its projects. The Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM) deals with complaints about environmental, social and disclosure matters related to the Bank’s investments.

No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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Translated version of this PSD: Mongolian

Project Description

Transition Impact

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EBRD Finance

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Environmental Impact

Technical Cooperation

Company Contact

PSD last updated

Business opportunities

General enquiries

Public Information Policy (PIP)

Purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

ESIA Summary

Full ESIA availability

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