ASM Lithography (ASML)

Type
Relocation
Country
Netherlands
Region
Oost-Nederland; Flevoland; Flevoland
Location of affected unit(s)
Almere
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
9 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

ASM International, which produces semiconductor equipment, announced on the 9th January 2009 that it will cut 200 jobs in Almere, in the Netherlands. The job cuts are due to a relocation of manufacturing and operational procurement activities from the Netherlands to Singapore.  Following this relocation, only 350 jobs (out of a total of almost 12,000 worldwide) will remain in Europe.

Sources

  • 9 January 2009: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2009), ASM Lithography (ASML), Relocation in Netherlands, factsheet number 68072, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68072.