Unimicron plans to close German PCB plant

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Taiwanese PCB maker Unimicron plans to dissolve Unimicron Germany, its PCB plant in Geldern, to reduce operating costs. The plan appears in two filings to the Taiwan Stock Exchange dated 27 October; according to the filings, the dissolution is based on "group planning and operational considerations", and the transaction has been approved by Unimicron's board and audit committee. Unimicron will inject up to EUR 35 million, paid in US dollars, into its subsidiary UniRuwel Holding, which owns all of Unimicron Germany, and UniRuwel will pass the money on to the German company; the funds will be used to fulfil existing orders, handle employee severance, repay bank loans and loans from the group, and cover liquidation costs, and will be booked as a capital contribution rather than new shares, leaving UniRuwel's holding in Unimicron Germany unchanged. The filings do not state how many employees are affected or when production will stop; according to the Rheinische Post, around 240 employees – the plant's entire workforce – are affected, and production is set to end in the first half of 2027. Background: in 2022 the company spent around EUR 12 million on a new production building and other facilities; in Data4PCB's ranking of Europe's 30 largest PCB manufacturers by 2024 revenue, Unimicron ranked 12th.

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Source: Evertiq · 10/29/2026 · View original source