European Investment Bank

Public bodyLuxembourgeib.org

Its role Investor / Financier

projects tracked
43
active
28
countries
17
partner companies
85

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union’s long-term lending institution, owned by the EU Member States and headquartered in Luxembourg. Established in 1958, it finances projects that support EU policy goals, including climate action, innovation, infrastructure, and competitiveness.

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Operating as part of the EIB Group alongside the European Investment Fund (EIF), the Bank provides loans, guarantees, equity and quasi-equity, and advisory services to public and private counterparts across Europe and selected markets worldwide. Its financing follows rigorous technical, environmental, and social due diligence.

For the chemical and materials sectors, the EIB supports decarbonisation and circular economy initiatives such as industrial electrification, low‑carbon process upgrades, recycling technologies, and sustainable materials manufacturing. It also backs research, development, and scale‑up of clean technologies that reduce emissions, improve resource and energy efficiency, and enhance the resilience of industrial value chains.

Also known as European Investment Fund, EIF, EIB Group, EIB, Banco Europeo de Inversiones and 4 more.

Projects EIB is involved in

chemXplore tracks 43 projects involving EIB, of which 28 are active.

  1. 4 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 3 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 4 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 12 projects Under Construction
  5. 5 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 28, the record holds 13 completed projects, 1 on hold and 1 cancelled.

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

22 more active projects and the 15 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 43 in chemXplore →

Expected start-up, by year
0 2 4 6 8 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

5 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 22 October 2026 Alcazar Niat and Rasgha 500 MW Onshore Wind Farms, Gulf of Suez · FID / Sanctioned · Egypt
  • 24 September 2026 VaxThera Rionegro Phase 2 Vaccine Facility Expansion · Under Construction · Colombia
  • 17 September 2026 Alcazar Niat and Rasgha 500 MW Onshore Wind Farms, Gulf of Suez · FID / Sanctioned · Egypt
  • 3 September 2026 Wody Polskie Hydropower Sites Silesia and Lesser Poland · Announced / Concept · Poland
  • 31 August 2026 Ørsted Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm · Operational / Completed · Germany

EIB in chemical industry news

3 November 2026
Galp Sines Refinery among Europe's most competitive and resilient

Wood Mackenzie places Sines top in Iberia and top quartile in Europe; deep-conversion, Atlantic port and €650m green-hub investments shield it amid closure risks.

30 October 2026
Moeve 9M 2026: Clean CCS EBITDA €2,409m and record €885m capex

Robust operations and refining raised product volumes; large Spain-focused capex ramp-up for energy transition; net debt fell to €2.1bn; construction begun on Europe’s largest green hydrogen project.

29 October 2026
OMV Petrom Group 9M 2026 results: record CAPEX and stronger earnings

Higher commodity prices and an integrated model lifted clean CCS operating result 51%; net income reached RON 4.1bn and CAPEX hit a record RON 6.6bn.

29 October 2026
EIB finances up to $90m for Scatec-led Dandara 569 MWp solar and 100 MWh BESS in Egypt

Phase 1 will deliver 569 MWp PV plus 100 MWh battery, supply EgyptAlum under a long‑term PPA, target ~1,500 GWh first‑year output and commercial operations in April 2028.

28 October 2026
Moeve surpasses 2030 waste circularity goal and prevents 32,163 tons of waste

Achieved a 55% rise in circularity intensity at Andalusian sites; partnerships converted spent catalysts into mortar and the firm advances water and biodiversity commitments.

26 October 2026
European Commission launches T‑MED Investment Platform with up to €4.5bn EFSD+ guarantees

Platform will match Mediterranean renewable and clean‑tech projects with financiers, tackle permitting and grid barriers, and aims to mobilise €25bn and upskill 10,000 workers by 2035.

20 October 2026
EU–New Caledonia strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials

Covers value‑chain integration, sustainable nickel development, infrastructure, skills and R&I, and will be followed by a joint roadmap with Member States and the EIB.

15 October 2026
Plug Power reports Q3 2026 progress and schedules Nov. earnings call and symposium

Q3 revenue rose >10% y/y and company remains on track for ~15–16% full‑year growth; Q3 net cash usage ≈ $28M with ≈ $134M cash on hand; margin improvement and an ~$8bn electrolyzer pipeline.

Where its projects are

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The 8 with the most active projects, of 17 countries.

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Partners on its projects

The 6 sharing the most projects, of 85.