
Branchenverband ZVEI warnt vor steigenden Kosten und gebremsten Investitionen durch neue Vorgaben
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Die EU strebt eine Verringerung der Abhängigkeit von ausländischen Halbleiterlieferanten an. Gleichzeitig werden neue Umweltvorgaben für die Industrie diskutiert.
München, Brüssel. Europa will seine Abhängigkeit von ausländischen Chiplieferanten verringern. Doch neue Umweltauflagen der EU könnten die heimische Halbleiterfertigung erheblich verteuern und Investitionen bremsen.
Sollten die Vorgaben wie derzeit geplant umgesetzt werden, könne die „Produktion in Europa erheblich unter Druck geraten“, sagte Max Otte, Bereichsleiter Mikroelektronik beim Branchenverband ZVEI, dem Handelsblatt.
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