Circular Light Steel II

Recyclable light steel structure factory in Alentejo, Portugal.

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Economía verde

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

5.5

Plazo

meses

Nivel de riesgo

Ba Ba Ba Global Services is a Portuguese company based in Castelo Branco. This is the promoter's second campaign to co-finance the construction of a 6.000 m2 light steel frame manufacturing plant in the industrial park of Portalegre, in Alentejo, Portugal, an area of the country with a very high unemployment rate.

The project will have a total investment of € 4.8m, accounting for construction works (€ 1m), production equipment (€ 2.8m), auxiliary equipment (€ 990,000), and other costs (€ 61,000). The construction works are set to start in February 2021. Since the last campaign, the promoter has delivered the licensing to the City Hall of Portalegre and acquired a profiling machine costing 700.000€, which will be pledged.

The Light Steel Framing is a building construction system in which steel is the main structural material. The steel structure is coated both externally and internally with high-quality industrialized elements which give the final product comfort, durability, and safety, with lower environmental impact than traditional construction materials, such as brick or cement.

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Direct

Higher energy efficiency: the light steel construction structures bear thicker insulation layers compared to traditional construction materials (such as brick and cement), which leads to more heat-efficient buildings, meaning lower energy costs in heating and cooling. Moreover, the production of these structures requires 70% less energy than traditional materials.
Contribution to the decarbonization of the economy: the new manufacturing unit will be autonomous at an energy level. The installed solar panels shall have a power of 400kW, generating 632MWh of clean energy per year, and avoiding the emission of 163 tonnes of CO2 per year. At the same time, the production of light steel is responsible for lower CO2 emissions in comparison to traditional materials.
Promotion of a circular economy: light steel can be recycled through fusion to create other steel products. The material is thus almost entirely recyclable, which results in much less waste ultimately ending in landfills when compared to other construction materials. It is therefore one of the construction materials with greater environmental awareness.
Reduced impact on the construction site: the light steel structure can be raised at the site with minimum impact since it reduces the total amount of land that needs to be excavated. In addition, in light steel construction, each piece is designed and created at the factory with a specific purpose in mind within the building under construction it destined to, which ultimately reduces the production of waste.
Job creation: twelve new positions will be created by 2023 in Portalegre, on top of the seven new roles created so far.

Indirect

The project will promote the growth of the local economy of Portalegre, a district with a high unemployment rate and where the local job market is saturated, through the creation of new job positions, as well as the affluence of collaborators to local establishments for consumption and the increased demand for materials to support the plant operations.

Indicadores de impacto
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54000

CO2 avoided per year

210666

KWh

clean energy

jobs

created by our projects

Contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Sobre el promotor

About

BA BA BA, GLOBAL SERVICES, LDA

Ba Ba Ba, Global Services Lda es una empresa portuguesa con sede en Castelo Branco, que fue fundada en marzo de 2019 por Guida Marques, que también es la directora general de la empresa y que tiene una amplia experiencia en dos mercados: la vivienda social y el sector agroindustrial (o ganadero).

Guida es socia de un grupo de empresas de diferentes sectores, la empresa norteamericana análoga 888 Global Services LLC, que desarrolla proyectos principalmente en África.

Ba Ba Ba se dedica actualmente a la construcción de edificios (residenciales y no residenciales). Pronto comenzará la construcción de una fábrica en Portalegre para la producción de perfiles de acero ligero (LSF), que se venderá bajo la marca ARQ Frame (registrada y de su propiedad).

Sitio web del promotor

Equipo

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