Infinium enters credit agreement with HSBC

Roadrunner facility under construction near Pecos, Texas

e-fuels producer Infinium said that it has signed a project-based credit agreement with banking and financial services company HSBC for its project located in Reeves County, Texas.

“This is not just a milestone for Roadrunner, but validation of the commercial maturity of the eFuels sector,” said Robert Schuetzle, CEO of Infinium. “This transaction demonstrates how eFuel projects can be structured as viable, financeable assets in the evolving energy economy.”

Project investors for the Project Roadrunner include affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and Infinium.

HSBC served as the financial partner on the deal, acting as sole lead arranger, LC Issuing Bank, collateral agent and sole lender. Supporting the project with tailored financing solutions, underscoring its continued focus on backing clients in high-growth sectors.

“The construction of Roadrunner is a first-of-a-kind facility and marks a huge achievement for Infinium and for the fuel industry,” said Danny Alexander, CEO Infrastructure Finance and Sustainability, CIB at HSBC. “The transaction represents HSBC’s commitment to support emerging decarbonisation technology, crucial to accelerating the transition.”

Infinium said that the construction work on the site is already underway.

Roadrunner is among the first large-scale synthetic fuel facilities in the U.S. to secure institutional financing.