Overview

Environmental Export Financing:  Good News for U.S. Exporters

Ex-Im Bank’s financing helps mitigate risk for U.S. environmental companies and also offers competitive financing terms to international buyers for the purchase of U.S.-made environmental goods and services.

Sectors:

Active portfolio that includes financing for U.S. exports of:

• Renewable energy equipment
• Wastewater treatment projects
• Air pollution technologies
• Waste management services
• Other various environmental goods and services

Ex-Im Bank support for U.S. environmental companies ultimately fuels U.S. job creation and the innovative research and development that allows the U.S. environmental industry to remain at the forefront worldwide.

Products:

Ex-Im Bank provides financing support through a wide range of products. These products include:

• Short-term working capital
• Export credit insurance
• Medium-term insurance
• Medium- to long-term loan guarantees
• Project and structured finance
• Long-term direct loans

These products allow Ex-Im Bank to act as an intermediary between exporters, lenders and buyers, helping to mitigate the risks associated with exporting to certain markets.

Enhanced Financing:

• Certain renewable energy and water transactions are eligible for 18-year repayment terms.
  
  
• Environmental Exports Program enhanced financing makes international sales and projects more financially viable.
  
  
• All qualifying environmental export transactions, including renewable energy and water projects, are eligible for:
  
  • Capitalized interest during construction.
  • Automatic availability for up to 30% local cost financing.

• Established in 1994 to increase support for exports of environmentally beneficial goods and services.
• Grown from 10 transactions in FY '94, to a high of 68 in FY '07.
• Total portfolio exceeding $3 billion.