JOINT PRESS RELEASE
11 December 2025
Luxembourg / Geneva
EIB and STMicroelectronics announce €1 billion agreement to boost Europe’s
competitiveness and strategic autonomy
•Credit line to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor industry and support innovation, sustainability and
energy efficiency in line with EU objectives
•First €500 million tranche signed to support acceleration of R&D and high-volume chip manufacturing
in Italy and France.
•The new agreement, the ninth between EIB and ST, brings total financing to around €4.2 billion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM, “ST”) have signed a €500 million
financing agreement to boost Europe’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy. This represents the first tranche a
broader €1 billion credit line recently approved by the EIB in favour of STMicroelectronics, a leading semiconductor
manufacturer with a strong footprint in Europe including Italy, France and Malta and serving the automotive,
industrial, personal electronics, and communication infrastructure markets.
Since 1994, the Bank has supported nine projects with ST, resulting in approximately €4.2 billion of financing. This
new operation will help support ST’s investment programme in innovative semiconductor technologies and devices
in Italy and France, where the company operates both research and development and high-volume manufacturing.
About 60% of the agreement is focused on high-volume manufacturing capabilities, including the key sites of
Catania, Agrate and Crolles, while the remaining 40% is focused on R&D.
“Europe’s ability to lead in semiconductor innovation is vital for our competitiveness, resilience and climate goals.
This agreement reflects the EIB’s commitment to supporting strategic industries that enable the green and digital
transitions and strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty,” said Gelsomina Vigliotti, EIB Vice-President.
“ST continues to be committed to strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem, and this significant loan from
EIB aims at bolstering our efforts in R&D for differentiated technologies and high-volume manufacturing across our
sites in Italy and France”, said Jean-Marc Chery, President and CEO of STMicroelectronics. “ST’s longstanding
collaboration with the EIB underscores our commitment to ensuring European technology leadership in the global
semiconductor market.”
“Semiconductors are at the heart of modern economies, powering everything from electric vehicles to digital
infrastructure. By financing ST’s investments in research and advanced manufacturing, we are helping Europe
secure critical technologies and create high-skilled jobs for the future,” added EIB Vice-President Ambroise
Fayolle.
The agreement announced today follows last week’s visit by a high-level EIB delegation, led by Vice-Presidents
Gelsomina Vigliotti and Ambroise Fayolle, to ST’s facility in Catania, a state-of-the-art plant covering the full Silicon
Carbide (SiC) value chain and representing a key element of the EU Bank’s financing.