InvestEU is the European Union’s investment program for 2021–2027, designed to mobilize public and private financing for strategic projects across the EU. Built around an EU budget guarantee and implemented mainly through the European Investment Bank Group and national promotional institutions, the program targets four policy areas: sustainable infrastructure; research, innovation and digitalization; small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and social investment and skills. It also provides advisory support to help projects reach investment readiness.
For the chemical industry, InvestEU can back projects that advance decarbonization, resource and energy efficiency, circular economy solutions, clean technologies, and industrial innovation. This includes financing for process electrification, low-carbon feedstocks, emissions reduction, recycling and waste-to-resource initiatives, advanced materials, and scale‑up of research and pilot facilities. By lowering risk and crowding in private capital, InvestEU helps accelerate investments aligned with EU industrial, climate, and sustainability objectives relevant to chemicals and related value chains.
Financing supports hydrogen projects for rail and road to accelerate decarbonisation; backed by InvestEU and SACE guarantee; 15‑year tenor with 3‑year pre‑amortisation and 36‑month availability.
EIB provides €50m, guaranteed by InvestEU, for 2026–2029 upgrades to increase capacity, decarbonise production and shift into higher‑value liquid nutrition at two Hauts‑de‑France sites.
Mobilises up to €1.5bn from ETS revenues as interest‑free loans to scale EV battery cell production in the EEA; call opens Q3 2026.
€25m anchor aims to mobilise €100m for Seed/Series A agrifood tech; 30% earmarked for Ireland. Article 9 SFDR fund with 90% climate/environment target.
