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Lenzing's Brazilian venture LD Celulose sells $650 mn in Green Notes

27 Sep '24

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Lenzing's Brazilian venture LD Celulose sells $650 mn in Green Notes

Outdoor shot, LD Celulose, Brazil. Pic: LD Celulose/xx

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The Lenzing Group's subsidiary, LD Celulose International GmbH, has successfully priced Green Notes worth $650 million, maturing in 2032 with a 7.95 per cent coupon.
Part of a $1 billion financing structure, it includes a $350 million syndicated loan.
The proceeds will repay existing loans and fund eligible investments under the Green Financing Framework.

The Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, announces that LD Celulose International GmbH (the “Issuer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of its Brazilian joint venture, LD Celulose S.A. (“LDC”), has successfully priced the offering of Green Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 650 million.

The Green Notes, which mature on January 25, 2032 and bear a coupon of 7.950 percent per annum, were met with high demand from institutional investors.

Part of the new financing structure of LDC with a total value of USD 1 billion is also a syndicated term loan in the amount of USD 350 million. LDC intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, in addition to an amount equivalent to the proceeds from the disbursement under the term loan, and cash on hand, to permanently repay in full the existing financing agreements and to allocate an amount equivalent to the proceeds of the offering of the Notes to finance and refinance eligible investments in accordance with the Green Financing Framework.

“The Lenzing Group has been a pioneer in the sustainable textile and nonwovens industry and the production of dissolving wood pulp for decades and has a clear plan to further green its production”, Rohit Aggarwal, CEO of the Lenzing Group, stated. “The investors’ interest for LDC’s Green Notes is also a result of our sustainability efforts.”

Nico Reiner, CFO of the Lenzing Group: “With the successful transaction, LDC will convert the existing project financing, which enabled the erection of one of the world’s largest dissolving wood pulp plant, into a standalone corporate finance structure. It is another milestone for the joint venture after having surpassed expectations in respect of its nominal design capacity of 500,000 tons per year.”

The Green Notes will be issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by LDC and LD Florestal S.A. The Green Notes will be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.