Daikin Europe

Daikin Europe has just opened a major new EMEA R&D Centre in Ghent dedicated to heat pump technologies, expanding their innovation footprint to serve Europe, Middle East, and Africa. This significant capital investment (2.5 years construction) signals aggressive growth ambitions and increased operational complexity across a wider geographic footprint, creating exposure to cross-border payment risks and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Angle: Protect your expanded EMEA operations as you scale R&D and multi-market go-to-market from the new Ghent centre.

• New Ghent R&D hub means managing more international supplier relationships and component sourcing across EMEA—trade credit insurance mitigates non-payment risk as you onboard new partners
• Expanded geographic reach (Europe, Middle East, Africa) increases exposure to diverse political and payment environments; our country risk intelligence helps you navigate these markets safely
• Major capex investment in heat pump R&D likely means scaling production and distribution partnerships—surety bonds can secure contract performance with new channel partners
• Growth phase creates cash flow sensitivity; our receivables protection ensures your innovation investments aren't derailed by customer defaults in unfamiliar markets
• We cover 83 million buyers globally and can provide credit intelligence on potential EMEA partners as you commercialize new heat pump technologies

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