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China Eximbank provides RMB 50 million loan for Northern Tannery and Leather Project

¥50M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Namibia
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Mar 01, 2000
End Date	Sep 30, 2032
Duration	11,901 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1128`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 50 million loan for Northern Tannery and Leather Project In March 2000, China Eximbank and the Government of Namibia signed an RMB 50 million loan for the Northern Tannery and Leather Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountcarried an 8 year maturity at a 4% interest rate

📅 Maturity8 years

💹 Interest Rate4%

The Northern Tannery and Leather Project involved the construction of a modern tannery in Ondangwa in the north of Namibia. China Nanjing International Namibian Construction was the contractor responsible for implementation of the project. Construction began in 2000 and the facility was completed in April 2002.

It was shut down in 2007 amid financial challenges.

The Namibian government, particularly the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade and the Namibia Industrial Development Agency made plans to revive the tannery in 2016, sought private investors to fund and operate the tannery across 2019-2020, and coordinated a feasibility study in 2023.

As of January 2025 the Ministry reported that the Northern Tannery remains non-operational due to "logistical hurdles, unutilised funds and a lack of consistent investors." The Chinese project title is 建的纳米比亚北方制革厂项目 or 中纳合作项目——北方制革.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Northern Tannery and Leather Manufacturing Project. The loan that supported this project is not included in the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020.

📚 Sources & References

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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NAMIBIA
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) TANNERY DEVELOPER AND OPERATOR FOR HIDES AND SKINS PROCESSING AT THE NORTHERN TANNERY IN ONDANGWA
NAMIBIA
Namibia: Ondangwa Lands A 'Smell-Free' Tannery
Northern Tannery Falters
Northern Tannery being revived
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中国一些援非项目交钥匙工程后患难免
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中非合作如何走出新路
中非合作如何走出新路
Northern Tannery at Ondangwa in financial crisis
NORTHERN TANNERY FALTERS Read more: Northern Tannery Falters https://neweralive.na/northern-tannery-falters
NIDA EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) 2019
Govt seeks investor for Ondangwa tannery
NIDA Expression of Interest (EOI) 2020, 83447743 Consultancy for the submission of a feasibility and business plan for Northern Tannery, in Namibia
Northern Tannery
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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2011)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2012)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2013)
Summary Report of the Auditor-General on the Account of the Government of Namibia for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2014 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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Government of Namibia

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