Coteminas Textile (previousely Wentex) Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Brazil - Wentex Textil S.A.        An integrated textile plant to produce plain and printed knitted cotton fabrics for local apparel manufacturers.        Region    Latin America and Caribbean      Sector   Project No007685   Projected Board DateDecember 30, 1996   Company NameWentex Textil S.A.   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	Wentex  Textil S. A. is controlled by Wembley S.A., a Brazilian textile holding company. Wembley owns 100% of the companys common shares and 40% of the total capital of the company. Most of the remaining shares, though publicly traded, are held by 13 equity investment funds. Wembley also has the controlling interest in Coteminas, a leading producer of domestic linen fabrics in Brazil.     Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	US$ 114 million. IFC is considering a total investment of US$45 million including:  (i) an A-Loan of US$15 million; and (ii) equity/quasi-equity of US$10 million, both for its own account; and (iii) a B-Loan of US$20 million for the account of participant banks.    Location of project and Description of site    	The project is located in the city of Campina Grande, Paraiba State, Northeast Brazil. It is being developed on 367,000 square meters of land in the citys new industrial estate on the outskirts of the urban area. The site is adjacent to the main highway to the East and adjacent to Embratex, a spinning mill being developed by Coteminas, a sister company.     Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	Wentex Textil S.A. is responsible for Wembleys investments in the knitted textile segment of the industry. The project will be the companys second knitted textile plant. The first, a 62 million pieces/year T-shirt production plant in Natal (also in northeast Brazil)started production in July 1996.  The project will produce 24,000 tons/year of knitted cotton fabrics for the domestic market. The fabrics will be offered to local apparel manufacturers at much lower prices than is now possible due to inefficiencies in the industry.     Environmental Category and Issues    	Category B. The main issues include air emissions, liquid effluents, solid wastes, fire safety, and employee protection from noise and dust. The plant will recycle water to minimize usage.  An in-house biological effluent plant will provide effluent quality within the World Banks guidelines. The Industrial estates effluent lagoon will provide additional polishing for effluent from the project. No metal based pigments will be used by the project. Cotton waste will be recycled or sold to other users. Sludge from the effluent plant will be  used as fertilizer or delivered to the citys landfills together with non-recyclable waste. Fire safety measures will include fire extinguishers, water hydrants and hoses, and emergency exits. Air filtering and temperature and humidity control will reduce the level of cotton dust and where necessary  workers will wear masks to reduce  exposure to dust and hearing protection in noisy sections. On-site doctors will provide constant care and carry out regular health checks on all employees. IFC will monitor compliance with the World Banks Policies and Guidelines through environmental performance reports and periodic site reviews.    The  is  from the Public Information Center.       Date SPI sent to PIC     November 27, 1996      For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 676-0365  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).