Yesterday evening an article was published in the local Antwerp newspaper GVA. It stated Flemish Minister of the Environment Jo Brouns (CD&V) has granted a permit for the Waterkracht project. As a result, all chemical companies in the Port of Antwerp will use purified wastewater to cool their production processes starting at the end of 2027. Earlier on the target was to start commercial operations early 2027 and this is still reflected in our earnings model. We will overhaul our model once it is...
After a string of multi-GW contracts and capex announcements, the attractiveness of cloud AI returns remains a hot question amongst investors. In this report, we build a simple framework to answer that question. We estimate Cloud AI returns from CSP disclosures and what we know about large real-world contracts, and benchmark them against what we know about the economics of traditional cloud.
We refresh our ING Benelux Favourites list. We apply a fundamental bottom up approach in which we select stocks which provide the best upside within our Benelux coverage universe and these stocks need clear catalysts. Additions/deletions: We add the following names to the ING Benelux Favourites list: Ageas: Ageas has done multiple deals; its most recent purchase of the 25% stake BNP Paribas had in its Belgian ops, is an accretive deal and we believe makes the Belgian operations ready for a pot...
Ekopak just announced a long term strategic partnership with an unnamed European infrastructure partner for the development of (large) WaaS projects. Many details are still unknown and management was not (yet) available for comments. The partnership introduces a minimum of €150m in off balance sheet funding over the next three years that will be deployed through dedicated asset companies financed with senior non recourse debt and majority equity from the infrastructure partner. As part of the pa...
ASM's 4Q25 order intake beat has transformed the 3Q25 disappointment into just a one-off timing hiccup within a very strong long-term growth path. TSMC's FY26 capex beat underlines that AI strength and ongoing technology transitions are key tailwinds for ASM. We expect the company to significantly outgrow its peers. We meaningfully increase our estimates, up our DCF-based target price to €900 per share (from €700) and reiterate our BUY. ASM remains on the ING Benelux Favourites list.
ASM pre-announces Q4 bookings and revenue ahead of expectations Almere, The NetherlandsJanuary 19, 2026, 8:00 a.m. CET ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) today announces, based on preliminary figures, Q4 bookings of approximately €800 million, well above the prior indication, and Q4 revenue of €698 million, which also exceeded the previously guided range of €630-660 million. Order intake in Q4 2025 rose to approximately €800 million, well above the indication provided with the Q3 2025 results that bookings would be at a level slightly above the €637 million recorded in Q3...
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