Overview
- The companies announced a cooperation to qualify Lausitz energy workers for semiconductor manufacturing at GlobalFoundries’ Dresden facility.
- The pilot will relocate ten LEAG staff to Dresden for targeted training focused on chip production processes over three months.
- Participation is voluntary, with the test run scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2026.
- GlobalFoundries highlights the workers’ technical background and a goal to maintain regional value creation while addressing rising demand for skilled production staff.
- LEAG is advancing a Gigawatt-Factory concept with renewables, battery storage and hydrogen-ready plants through the coal phase-out to 2038, and GlobalFoundries and LEAG employ about 3,000 and 6,500 people respectively.