Haldor Topsøe Signs €45 Million Funding Deal With EIB to Drive Green Energy Transition

• Haldor Topsøe AS signs a €45 million loan agreement with European Investment Bank to support research into innovative green hydrogen technologies that can lead to carbon emission reductions.
• Financing will also back Haldor Topsøe’s R&D investments in new catalysts and catalytic technologies.
• The transaction is supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the main pillar of the European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe.

In line with its strategy to become the global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024, Danish technology provider Haldor Topsøe has signed a €45 million loan agreement with the EIB to support its R&D investments in that domain. The EIB financing is supported under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the main pillar of the European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe. The European funding highlights the company’s commitment to developing new technologies to support a wide range of energy-intensive industries in their transition towards a low-carbon future.

Roeland Baan, CEO of Haldor Topsøe, said: “Transitioning society towards clean energy solutions is vital in the battle against climate change. This funding will support our research into innovative hydrogen technologies that will ultimately enable our customers to produce low-carbon products for society. We are thankful for the funding, which is a testimony to our strong cooperation with the EIB.”

The R&D investments backed by the EIB financing support Haldor Topsøe’s ambition to develop new technologies and catalysts to assist its customers in the transition towards the increased use of renewable energy, as well as the carbon neutrality of industrial operations. In line with this goal, the company specifically focuses on R&D activities with the highest potential for reducing carbon emissions.

“The development of innovative products requires sizeable and sustained investment, and I am glad that we can once again support Haldor Topsøe’s R&D investments,” said EIB Vice-President Christian Kettel Thomsen. “Supporting this type of cutting-edge research by a European company is of strategic importance in terms of safeguarding technology and know-how, but it obviously also benefits economic growth and employment. Haldor Topsøe’s research and development tackle key challenges of our times by protecting our climate and the environment, which is fully in line with the EIB’s climate action objectives.”

A clear focus is R&D investments for the development of new catalysts, innovative hydrogen technologies, and other catalytic technologies that are expected to reduce carbon emissions. Some of the most promising environmentally-friendly technologies in that regard are intended for the production of greener chemicals and renewable fuels, such as green hydrogen, green ammonia, biofuels, and electrified methanol.

Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive Vice-President responsible for an Economy that Works for People, said: “I welcome this agreement between the EIB and Danish company Haldor Topsøe AS, which benefits from a guarantee under the Investment Plan for Europe. The additional financing will go towards research to develop innovative hydrogen technologies and contribute to reducing carbon emissions. We need businesses and their innovation potential to deliver on the European Green Deal and our goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. This example is a great contribution to these efforts.”

Background Information:

In 2020, the EIB provided over €600 million in loans for Danish projects in various sectors, including services, innovative industry, and small and medium-sized enterprises. The EIB has previously supported Haldor Topsøe with financing agreements signed in 2013 and 2017.

The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is the main pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. It provides first-loss guarantees enabling the EIB Group to invest in riskier projects. The projects and agreements approved for financing under EFSI have so far mobilised €546.5 billion in investments, benefiting over 1.4 million small and medium-sized enterprises across the European Union.

Founded in 1940, Haldor Topsøe is a world-leading technology provider and catalysis specialist. The company provides heterogeneous catalysts, as well as engineering and design services and proprietary technologies for plants using catalytic processes. Haldor Topsøe’s solutions help clients in the chemical and oil & gas industries achieve optimal performance and meet regulatory emission standards.

The group’s headquarters and main research labs are located in Lyngby, Denmark. Haldor Topsøe is a highly innovative company that frequently collaborates with the Technical University of Denmark, and whose research has been regularly published in scientific journals.

Source: EIB