- The loan will promote TUBACEX R&D&I initiatives for the development of new tubular solutions that provide added valued to the market.
- The agreement was signed today in Madrid by the EIB Vice-President Román Escolano and the TUBACEX CEO, Jesús Esmorís.
The TUBACEX Group, global leader in the manufacture of stainless steel and high-alloyed seamless tubes, and the European Investment Bank, EIB, have signed today a loan agreement for 65 million euros to promote the company’s R&D&I activities.It is the first loan received by TUBACEX from the EIB and represents important support to the Group’s commitment to the development of tubular solutions that provide an added value for customers. More specifically, this agreement will drive the company’s innovation strategy from a triple perspective:new product research and development activities; development of its corporate R&D center; and advanced manufacturing and new technologies.
The funded activities will be carried out over the period 2015-2019 and will have an impact on the group’s activity at a global level, with important investments in Austria, Italy and Spain.
TUBACEX has received this financing within the framework of the InnovFin program, implemented by the EIB with the financial support of the European Union, which facilitates access to finance for innovative businesses. With this loan, the company will not only foster its innovation strategy but it will also strengthen its financial position.
According to the CEO of TUBACEX, Jesús Esmorís, this loan recognizes and encourages a priority area for the company: “this agreement promotes the development of innovative solutions for our customers, taking a qualitative leap in the traditional view of our sector towards products and services with greater added value”.
As for the Vice-President of the EIB, he has highlighted “the importance of R&D&I investment, which is a priority objective for the Bank and the EU to foster the promotion of the Knowledge Economy and the technological capacity of innovative companies”.