Page contents Page contents How Denmark ranks within EU countriesTotal investmentMarch 2022Total financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in Denmark amounted to €1.2 billion and was set to trigger €6 billion in additional investments.Infrastructure and innovation projects19 approved projects financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with EFSI backingapproximately €624 million in total financingset to trigger €4.2 billion in total investmentSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs)7 approved agreements with intermediary banks financed by European Investment Fund (EIF) with EFSI backing€602 million in total financingset to trigger approximately €1.8 billion in investments with some 2,733 SMEs and mid-cap companies expected to benefit from improved access to financeExamples of projects supported by the Investment Plan in DenmarkVaccine producer: BAVARIAN NORDICBavarian Nordic is a Danish biotechnology company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialisation of innovative therapies against infectious diseases and cancer. A €30 million loan is supporting its development and expansion plans. Bavarian Nordic will use the funding to build and furnish a fill-and-finish-facility on its existing production site in Kvistgård, which will improve its manufacturing capacity and thereby accelerate its vaccine production.Green catalyst technology: HALDOR TOPSOEA €75 million loan is supporting Danish catalyst technology producer Haldor Topsoe in its research and development. The company is using the financing to develop new catalysts and catalytic technologies which will improve the energy efficiency of industrial processes and reduce the emission of greenhouse gas and pollutants. Around two thirds of all industrial products rely on catalysts in some way, which help to speed up processes and increase production yield, while using less energy and saving resources.Radar technology: TERMABacked by the Juncker Plan, the EIB is supporting Danish aerospace manufacturer Terma with a €28 million loan. The company is using the financing to scale up their investment in research and development in telecommunication satellites, radar solutions for air travel safety and anti-missile protection for civilian planes.Microbrewery: MIDTFYNS BRYGHUSMidtfyns Bryghus is a small brewery on Denmark’s second largest island, Funen. Over the years it has built a reputation as a fine producer of beer, even winning international acclaim. In order to grow the business to keep up with increasing demand, and knowing that getting a loan from a bank would be impossible, Midtfyns Bryghus secured an EU-guaranteed loan from the Danish Growth Fund Vækstfonden.Full list of EFSI-backed projects approved by the EIB
