How Denmark ranks within EU countries
Total investment
March 2022
- Total financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in Denmark amounts to €1.2 billion and is set to trigger €6 billion in additional investments.
Infrastructure and innovation projects
- 19 approved projects financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with EFSI backing
- approximately €624 million in total financing
- set to trigger €4.2 billion in total investment
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- 7 approved agreements with intermediary banks financed by European Investment Fund (EIF) with EFSI backing
- €602 million in total financing
- set to trigger approximately €1.8 billion in investments with some 2,733 SMEs and mid-cap companies expected to benefit from improved access to finance
Examples of projects supported by the Investment Plan in Denmark
Vaccine producer: BAVARIAN NORDIC
Bavarian 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 TOPSOE
A €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.
Backed 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 BRYGHUS
Midtfyns 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
Full list of EFSI-backed agreements with financial intermediaries signed by the EIF