Loan for Metallized Paper Manufacturing and Sales Business of Nissha’s AR Metallizing Group Companies
Supporting Overseas Business Expansion of Japanese Company

• Region: Others
• Manufacturing and Services
• Overseas Investment Loans

1. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: MAEDA Tadashi) signed on June 18 five loan agreements with AR Metallizing Group companies of Nissha Co., Ltd. (Nissha), as shown below. The loans are co-financed with private financial institutions.
   
   

   Borrower	Maximum JBIC Portion	Total Co-financing Amount	Private Financial Institution(s)
   AR Metallizing N.V., Belgium	EUR12 million	EUR20 million	Mizuho Bank, Ltd., KBC Bank N.V.
   AR Metallizing S.r.l., Italy	EUR4 million	EUR9 million	UniCredit S.p.a.
   AR Metallizing GmbH, Germany	EUR1.4 million	EUR6 million	KBC Bank N.V.
   AR Metallizing Ltd., United States*	USD6.830 million	USD11.970 million	Mizuho Bank, Ltd., KBC USA

   * Total of two loan agreements (including a loan for Metallizing Produtos Metalizados Ltda., a group company in Brazil, through the US company.)
2. The loans are intended to finance the funds necessary for the AR Metallizing Group companies to conduct the business of manufacturing and sales of metallized paper^*1.
     
3. Since its founding in 1929, Nissha has conducted a wide range of businesses including industrial materials, devices, and medical devices by utilizing its unique technologies such as printing and coating technologies. In 2015, Nissha acquired AR Metallizing Group in order to expand its business portfolio by combining the technologies it has cultivated, with new core technologies. Through AR Metallizing Group, Nissha globally manufactures and sells metallized paper for packaging and labeling of a variety of products including beverages, foods, and daily necessities, and it aims to further expand its business. The loan will support Nissha's overseas business expansion, thereby contributing toward maintaining and improving the international competitiveness of Japanese industry.
     
4. As Japan's policy-based financial institution, JBIC will continue to provide financial support to assist Japanese companies in the overseas expansion of their businesses by drawing on its various financial facilities and schemes for structuring projects and by performing its risk-assuming function.
     

Note

1. *1 
   Metallized paper is special paper whose surface is vacuum metallized. It is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic materials.