Mon, 13 Oct 2025

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 Netherlands cracks down on China-owned chip firm over security risk

The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.

* Dutch government intervenes at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia over potential "risk to Dutch and European economic security".
* Government invokes Goods Availability Act due to "acute signals of serious governance shortcomings" within Nexperia.
* Law allows intervention in exceptional circumstances, including threats to economic security and critical goods supply.
* Intervention aimed at preventing potential situation where Nexperia's chips become unavailable in emergency.
* Company's production can continue as normal, but government wants to ensure continuity of crucial technological knowledge and capabilities.
* Shanghai-listed shares in Nexperia's parent company Wingtech fall by 10% on Monday morning.
* Government did not detail why it thought Nexperia's operations were risky, but will provide clarification when asked.
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