The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will finance the expansion of Swedish company Northvolt’s battery gigafactory in Skellefteå, Sweden, with a total loan package of around $1.038 billion (€942.6 million) to support fully integrated circular battery production on European soil. This financing is part of a record $5 billion debt financing for the expansion of the factory.
The EIB points out that this extension should increase annual battery production capacity to...