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Intel semiconductor assembly and test factory near Wrocław (Miękinia)

cancelledstage: announcedabandoned
4.6 bn USD
programme budget (multi-year) · data from Jun 2023net or gross: not recorded≈ 18 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: Intel (private), planned EU-approved state aid (never disbursed)

Intel planned to build a semiconductor integration and test facility in the municipality of Miękinia near Wrocław – an investment worth up to USD 4.6 billion, with approximately 2,000 jobs, one of the largest announced foreign investments in Polish history. The project was announced in June 2023, was paused for approximately two years in September 2024, and in July 2025 Intel ultimately announced it would not continue with it as part of a cost-cutting and production-capacity consolidation program. Construction never began.

Why it failed

The project, announced in June 2023, was paused by Intel in September 2024 for approximately two years due to the company's financial situation and lower-than-expected demand. In July 2025, Intel announced that it would not continue its planned projects in Poland and Germany, citing an earlier excessive pace of investment without corresponding demand as well as a program of cost reduction and consolidation of its production base. Construction of the plant never began.

How it went

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Deliverynot delivered[3]

Timeline

  1. Announced16 Jun 2023

Change history

  • 16 Jun 2023stage: announced

Significance

Intel's withdrawal meant the loss of an announced record foreign investment: up to USD 4.6 billion in outlays, approximately 2,000 jobs at the plant and additional positions at suppliers, and the opportunity to integrate Poland into the European semiconductor production chain. The approved state aid was not disbursed, and the investment site prepared in Miękinia remained without an investor.

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  1. Intel Corporation16 Jun 2023
    StageCostAnnouncedInvestorDeliveryFunding
    Stage · DeliveryDesign and planning for the facility will begin immediately, with construction to commence pending European Commission approval
    Cost · FundingInvestment of up to $4.6 billion will create approximately 2,000 Intel jobs
    AnnouncedIntel today announced that it has selected an area near Wrocław, Poland, as the site of a new cutting-edge semiconductor assembly and test facility
    InvestorWhen completed, the facility will support approximately 2,000 Intel employees
  2. Notes from Poland17 Sep 2024
    Failure description
    Failure descriptionWe will pause our projects in Poland and Germany by approximately two years based on anticipated market demand
  3. Notes from Poland25 Jul 2025
    StatusFailure descriptionDelivery
    Status · Failure description · DeliveryIntel will no longer move forward with planned projects in Germany and Poland.
  4. Bankier.pl25 Jul 2025
    Status
    StatusPostanowiliśmy nie kontynuować wcześniej planowanych projektów w Niemczech i Polsce.
  5. wroclaw.pl (oficjalny portal Wrocławia)18 Aug 2025
    Locationnowoczesnej fabryki półprzewodników w Miękini k. Wrocławia
  6. Bankier.pl22 Jun 2026
    Status
    StatusTajwański gigant technologiczny Foxconn ostatecznie zlokalizuje swoją nową inwestycję w Polsce.
  7. The DiplomatJun 2026
  8. Funding
    FundingWartość planowanej pomocy publicznej rozłożonej na lata 2024 – 2026 to ponad 7,4 mld zł (1,8 mld dolarów).