Belgium

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Belgium-based Warehouses De Pauw (WDP), which develops and leases logistics properties across Europe, €250 million to install rooftop solar panels and increase electric-vehicle charging stations for tenants. The loan is for up to 10 years and will be directed towards existing WDP logistics centres mainly in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing venture debt financing to Belgian medical-technology company Nyxoah €37.5 million to develop treatments against obstructive sleep apnea.  This transaction aligns with the EIB’s priority objective to boost research and technological innovation, in line with the implementation of EU policies.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Umicore have signed a €350 million financing agreement to support Umicore’s research, development and innovation (RDI) in rechargeable battery materials technologies for electric vehicles (EV) and the recycling of electric vehicle batteries. The eight-year loan, benefitting from competitive financing conditions, will contribute to the development of innovative technologies at Umicore’s research centres in Olen, Hoboken (Belgium), Kokkola (Finland), Hanau (Germany) and Nysa (Poland). It follows a €125 million loan that the EIB had granted to Umicore in 2020 to help finance Europe’s first production facility for cathode active materials for electric vehicles in Poland.