Intel wants 10 billion euros of
government funding for plant in Germany -Handelsblatt
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[February 08, 2023]
BERLIN (Reuters) - Intel has provided the German economy ministry
with a new calculation for a planned chip factory in the city of
Magdeburg that considers almost 10 billion euros ($10.74 billion) of
government funding to be necessary, business daily Handelsblatt reported
on Wednesday, citing government sources. |
The Intel Corporation logo is seen at a
temporary office during the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF) in the
Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann |
An Intel spokesperson declined to comment on the figure in
Handelsblatt but was quoted as saying the group was "working
very closely with government partners to close the critical cost
gap".
The company explains that its new demand, which exceeds the
already approved funds of 6.8 billion euros ($7.3 billion), was
necessary due to higher energy costs and that it would like to
use a more advanced technology in the plant than initially
planned, Handelsblatt said.
($1 = 0.9308 euros)
(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; editing by Matthias Williams)
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