Aspen needed support in its bid for a contract to supply goods and services as part of a global project to build a new hospital in Sri Lanka. Our EUR 11.4 million reinsurance arrangement as part of our reciprocal agreement with other international export agencies helped Aspen win the contract for this very worthy project.

While Mindful Media was successful in obtaining funds for Redesign My Brain, it couldn’t get finance from commercial lenders to finish the series. Our Producer Offset loan provided the funds needed to meet the upfront production costs and complete this award-winning science program.

AUMS needed finance for equipment and working capital for new mining contracts in West Africa, at a time when credit was tight in emerging markets after the GFC. Our direct loan facility allowed AUMS to take on these contracts and, despite strong competition from overseas, also use locally-manufactured mining equipment.

Austal won a $74.7 million contract to supply of four high-speed ferries for use as a water taxi service between north and south Trinidad. Our export finance guarantee helped Austal win this tender, along with other contracts in Trinidad and Tobago, Greece and Turkey.

Wellard bid for a US$12.95 million project to help the National Livestock Development Board of Sri Lanka establish a high productivity dairy farm. Our export finance guarantee allowed Rabobank to provide a long-term sovereign loan to the Sri Lankan government to fund this dairy infrastructure project.

UWE had identified new buyers and suppliers for Australian cottonseed and, on the back of strong demand from China, needed additional working capital to offer more flexible payment terms. Our export working capital guarantee allowed UWE to pursue larger contracts and ship larger amounts of cottonseed to more overseas buyers.

FIRM needed to supply a bond to support a contract to supply new facilities to a German mining machine manufacturer, whose machines are used by Fortescue across the Pilbara region to produce iron ore for export. After being referred by FIRM’s bank, our bond facility helped to support this project and other mining-related contracts.

When Lean Field won a pipe-laying contract to install gas and water pipes in Queensland’s Surat Basin, it needed to provide performance bonds as part of its contractual obligations. Our bonding line helped Lean Field meet its obligations, while our export working capital guarantee supported an additional standby loan facility.

When Bothar won new drilling contracts with Australian Pacific LNG and Gladstone GLNG to produce liquefied natural gas for export, it required additional working capital to fulfil these opportunities. Our export working capital guarantee gave Bothar the working capital it needed, while we also provided a bank guarantee for another tunnelling contract in Kuwait.

Binder needed to provide a warranty bond to supply pipe supports for the Gorgon liquefied natural gas project off Western Australia, one of the world’s largest natural gas projects. We provided a warranty bond that covered its contractual obligations, as well as helping Binder use its existing bank guarantee lines to fund other LNG projects.

Astec needed funding to meet increased demand for its elastomeric coatings from its Japanese clients, which meet Japan’s strict building codes. Our export working capital guarantee allowed Astec’s bank to approve the funds needed to increase production and fulfil this demand immediately, in what is a very important market.

After winning a contract with the UK’s First Rail Holdings, TTG needed to buy raw materials and pay some manufacturing and installation costs upfront. Our export working capital guarantee allowed TTG’s bank to approve the funding that TTG needed to deliver on this international contract.

The Spurs needed additional working capital to fulfil new supply contracts into several Scandinavian markets, including Sweden.

Tomco needed additional working capital to support an important contract from a German firm to supply three radio frequency amplifiers.

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