CIMENTS DU SAHEL Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name:    Senegal: Ciments du Sahel      Region:Sub-Saharan Africa   Sector:   Project No:008657   Projected Board Date:April 12, 1999   Company Name:Ciments du Sahel   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	The principal shareholder is Mr. Latfallah Layousse who will control up to 60% of the equity.  Other equity partners are institutional investors including IFC, African Development Bank, Proparco, and FAMWA an investment fund.    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	Estimated total project cost is US$90 million.  IFC''s proposed investment is an equity and quasi-equity investment of up to US$4.7 million equivalent and a long term loan of up to US$13.5 million equivalent.    Location of project and Description of site    	The project will be located some 30 miles east of Dakar.  The plant site will be located near the raw materials''deposits.  The size of the limestone mining concession is 500 ha.  The plant will be designed and built using the most modern technology in the cement industry.    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project consists of the construction of a new cement plant with a nominal production capacity of 585,000 tons per annum. The plant and mining concession will be owned by a newly established company, Ciments du Sahel, a Société Anonyme, under Senegalese law.    Environmental Category and Issues    	This is an environmental review category B project.  Environmental issues associated with the project include air emissions, water and electricity supply, site setting and land use, liquid effluents, solid wastes, and quarry development and reclamation, and the handling and processing of raw materials and finished products.  Occupational health and safety issues include fire prevention, emergency response and safety training, equipment safeguarding and employee exposure to noise and dust.  As it is a greenfield project, and in compliance with Senegalese law, the Sponsor has prepared and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), including a detailed environmental management system.  Detailed mitigation measures are proposed, including a comprehensive package for community relations with the surrounding villages. An environmental management plan is being developed, which will be implemented by an outside consultant during final design and construction.  Public consultation was carried out during the EIA process, and the views of the stakeholders are reflected in the EIA.     The  is  from the InfoShop.       Host country location of environmental documents:    Senegal      Date SPI sent to InfoShop:March 11, 1999   This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.    For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 974-4384  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).