International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a member of the World Bank Group that supports private sector development in emerging and developing economies. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., IFC provides investment, advisory, and mobilization services to expand access to finance, foster sustainable growth, and improve standards in the markets where it operates.
For the chemical industry, IFC offers long-term debt and equity financing, risk-sharing and guarantees, and syndicated capital to enable complex, capital-intensive projects. Its advisory work helps clients meet rigorous environmental, social, and governance requirements (including the IFC Performance Standards), improve resource and energy efficiency, and advance climate-aligned investments. IFC engages across chemical value chains—from basic and specialty chemicals to fertilizers and intermediates—supporting projects that enhance competitiveness, safety, and environmental performance, including low-carbon and circular-economy solutions.
chemXplore tracks 5 projects involving IFC, of which 2 are active.
IFC's role on them: Investor / Financier and Developer.
2 new construction.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 2 of them For subscribers
Targeting: HVO (1), Methanol (1), Natural gas (1), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (1)
Third line comprises 2,300 t/d ammonia and 4,000 t/d single-line urea (ACES21™); built adjacent to existing Port Harcourt complex; awarded 2023, completed June 2026.
Five-year supply of 300,000 t/yr certified soybean oil (total >1 Mt) for SAF and renewable diesel at a Bahia biorefinery due to start operations in 2029.
Selected as supplier of an electrical tubular furnace for a 6,130 t/d ultra-low-carbon methanol plant near Topolobampo, Mexico, targeting operation in 2030.
Integrated deal secures used cooking oil feedstock and offtake for a HEFA biorefinery, linking production to North American and European markets.
Modular Ecofining units, pumps, compressors and Experion PKS controls to accelerate SAF and renewable diesel output from waste fats, oils and greases at a greenfield Bahia site.
Bahia biorefinery to produce 1 billion litres/year of SAF and HVO, targeting start of operations in 2029.
US$665M funded (US$420M debt, US$245M equity); 260,000 t/yr low‑carbon CAN with 10‑year Yara offtake; powered by 100% renewable hydropower; production by Oct 2029.
FID enables construction of the first industrial-scale low-carbon fertiliser plant using green hydrogen, producing 260,000 t/y CAN and targeting commercial operation by 2029.
