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Netherlands Suspends State Control of Nexperia in Goodwill Gesture to China

The move follows talks in Beijing after Chinese export curbs on Nexperia chips strained Europe’s auto production.

Mitarbeiter von Nexperia gehen durch die sogenannten Reinräume des Halbleiterproduzenten.
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Hauptsitzes von Nexperia in Nijmegen, Niederlande.
Im Streit zwischen den Niederlanden und China um die Halbleiterproduktion des Unternehmens Nexperia hat die Regierung in Den Haag eingelenkt. Wirtschaftsminister Vincent Karremans erklärte, die staatliche Kontrolle über Nexperia sei ausgesetzt.

Overview

  • Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said the September intervention is suspended, calling it a goodwill step taken in consultation with European and international partners.
  • Beijing had pressed for the rollback as a condition for fully resuming deliveries, after earlier easing some export restrictions in early November.
  • The Dutch takeover under the Goods Availability Act aimed to protect technology and production from being shifted to China by owner Wingtech, and it included removing Nexperia’s Chinese chief.
  • Supply pressures persist, with the VDA warning the situation remains tense as Bosch uses short-time work at several sites, ZF says it is covered only until mid‑next week, and Nissan has reduced output at two Japanese plants.
  • Nexperia’s widely used basic semiconductors are produced in Europe, including a Hamburg plant with roughly 1,600 employees, but many chips are sent to China for packaging before re‑export to European customers.