{"id":2651,"date":"2026-09-16T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltrade.mycloud.intranatixis.com\/?page_id=2651"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:23:45","slug":"engineering-utilities-construction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gtb.natixis.com\/en\/engineering-utilities-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering, Utilities &amp; Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <\/div><div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\n\n<div class=\"ntx-block-block-hero-style container-fluid d-flex g-0 ntx-block-hero theme-theme_1  bs-sF7Pk wp-block-ntx-block-block-hero\" id=\"block_23a0517080090c193298bf171407e78f\">\n    <div class=\"container g-0\">\n        <div class=\"row d-flex align-items-stretch w-100 h-100 g-0\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 text-block h-100\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<nav class=\"ntx-component-breadcrumbs bodyxsregular\" aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"ntx-block-component-breadcrumbs-style ntx-component-breadcrumbs theme-default  bs-Z1RI53Q wp-block-ntx-block-component-breadcrumbs\"  role=\"navigation\">\n    <ol class=\"breadcrumb\">\n\n                            <li class=\"breadcrumb-item\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/gtb.natixis.com\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a>\n                         \n                <\/li>\n             \n\n                    <li class=\"breadcrumb-item active 2\" aria-current=\"page\">Engineering, Utilities &amp; Construction<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Engineering, Utilities &amp; Construction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 img-block h-100 order-last\"  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/gtb.natixis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Utilities.png')\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container-main\">\n\n\n<div class=\"ntx-block-block-anchor-menu-style container-fluid ntx-block-anchor-menu theme-default  bs-Z16TSA wp-block-ntx-block-block-anchor-menu\">\n    <div class=\"container block ntx-block anchor-menu\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"Navigation par liens d'ancrage\" role=\"navigation\">\n            <ul>\n                <li class='list-inline-item page-name bodysmedium'>Engineering, Utilities &amp; Construction<\/li><li class='list-inline-item bodymregular'><a href='#context'>Context<\/a><\/li><li class='list-inline-item bodymregular'><a href='#expertise'>Expertise<\/a><\/li><li class='list-inline-item bodymregular'><a href='#testimonial'>Testimonial<\/a><\/li><li class='list-inline-item bodymregular'><a href='#solutions'>Solutions<\/a><\/li>            <\/ul>\n        <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n    let anchors = ['context','expertise','testimonial','solutions'];\n\n    \/\/ https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Web\/API\/Intersection_Observer_API\n\n    function observeElement(entry) {\n        entry.forEach((change) => {\n            if(change.isIntersecting) {\n                document.querySelectorAll('.ntx-block-anchor-menu ul li a').forEach((el) => { \n                    el.className = ''; \n                    el.removeAttribute('aria-current');\n                }); \n                document.querySelector('.ntx-block-anchor-menu ul li a[href=\"#'+change.target.id+'\"]').className = 'active';\n                document.querySelector('.ntx-block-anchor-menu ul li a[href=\"#'+change.target.id+'\"]').setAttribute('aria-current', 'true');\n                \n            }\n        });\n    }\n\n    let observer = new IntersectionObserver(observeElement, { \n        rootMargin: \"-50% 0px\"\n     });\n\n    $(document).ready(function () {    \n        anchors.forEach((el, idx) => {\n            let elm = document.getElementById(el);\n            observer.observe(elm);\n        });\n    });\n\n<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"container-md bs-ZICcrH\" id=\"context\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-2\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Engineering &amp; Construction sector encompasses all activities related to the design, planning, financing, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure and buildings. The Utilities sector refers to companies that provide essential services for daily life and industries (electricity, gas, water, sanitation, and waste management).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sectors are undergoing unprecedented structural transformation, driven by the energy transition and digitalization. This dynamic creates new interdependencies: utilities are investing heavily in green infrastructure (\u20ac800 billion by 2030 in Europe &#8211; REPowerEU), generating sustained demand for engineering &amp; construction players, who in turn rely on a heavy industry in full evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The metals and mining industry benefits from this structural demand (copper for electrical grids, lithium for storage, steel for wind power), while traditional sectors (refining, chemicals, steelmaking) face the energy shock and global overcapacity. Engineering &amp; construction capitalizes on infrastructure investments while managing material inflation (+25% since 2022 &#8211; Eurostat) and supply tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These three ecosystems share common challenges:<br>\u2022 Securing supply chains in a shifting geopolitical context<br>\u2022 Adapting to new regulations (European CBAM, green taxonomy)<br>\u2022 Financing the energy and digital transition<br>\u2022 Managing currency, raw material, and counterparty risks on increasingly complex projects<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-lg-2\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid has-background\" id=\"expertise\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7fa\">\n<div class=\"container-md bs-Z2qzT0K\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-2\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expertise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natixis CIB&#8217;s Global Trade teams support this cross-sector transformation by offering Trade Finance solutions tailored to the specificities of each value chain:<br>\u2022 Bank guarantees to secure supply contracts and industrial projects<br>\u2022 Documentary credits to ensure reliability in transactions with new suppliers as part of geographical diversification<br>\u2022 Raw material and inventory financing adapted to long cycles and price volatility<br>\u2022 Structured export solutions (buyer credits, project finance, pre-export finance) to support major international transactions<br>\u2022 Supply chain finance and working capital optimization solutions to strengthen the cash flow of our clients and their strategic suppliers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-lg-2\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container pb-0\" id=\"testimonial\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center bs-m01ts\"><em>Our cross-sector approach enables us to support synergies between these industries: financing the complete value chain of a wind power project (from steel to utilities, including constructors), or securing critical supplies for the energy transition.<br>This combined sector expertise, coupled with our international presence, positions us as a privileged partner to support our clients in their transformations and international growth.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sooraya Van Sintes Jans<\/strong><br>Head of Engineering &amp; 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