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Intel semiconductor assembly and test factory near Wrocław (Miękinia)

cancelled stage: announced abandoned
4.6 bn USD
programme budget (multi-year) · 2023 prices ≈ 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

Assessment: settled. Signals only where documented.

Delivery not delivered
Scope as announced

Timeline

  1. Announced 16 Jun 2023
  2. Original date 2027

Change history

  • 16 Jun 2023 stage: 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.

Sources 7 · 5 archived

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  1. Intel Corporation 16 Jun 2023
    CostAnnouncedOriginal dateInvestorStage
    Stage „Design and planning for the facility will begin immediately, with construction to commence pending European Commission approval"
    Cost „Investment of up to $4.6 billion will create approximately 2,000 Intel jobs"
    Announced „Jun 16, 2023"
    Original date „help meet critical demand for assembly and test capacity that Intel anticipates by 2027"
    Investor „When completed, the facility will support approximately 2,000 Intel employees"
  2. Notes from Poland 17 Sep 2024
    Reason for failure
    Reason for failure „We will pause our projects in Poland and Germany by approximately two years based on anticipated market demand."
  3. Notes from Poland 25 Jul 2025
    StatusReason for failure
    Status „Intel will no longer move forward with planned projects in Germany and Poland."
    Losses „The European Commission in September 2024 gave the green light for the Polish government to provide state aid for the plant."
  4. Bankier.pl 25 Jul 2025
    StatusReason for failure
    Status „Postanowiliśmy nie kontynuować wcześniej planowanych projektów w Niemczech i Polsce."
  5. wroclaw.pl (oficjalny portal Wrocławia) 18 Aug 2025
    InvestorReason for failure
    locations „nowoczesnej fabryki półprzewodników w Miękini k. Wrocławia"
  6. Bankier.pl 22 Jun 2026
    OutcomeStatus
    Status „Tajwański gigant technologiczny Foxconn ostatecznie zlokalizuje swoją nową inwestycję w Polsce."
  7. The Diplomat Jun 2026
    OutcomeStatus