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ASML Breaks Ground on Massive Eindhoven Campus to Expand Semiconductor Manufacturing Capacity

ASML has officially started construction on an extensive new campus in Eindhoven designed to drastically increase production capabilities by 2029. The massive infrastructure project ranks among the largest industrial investments in modern Dutch history, aiming to secure the domestic supply chains required for next-generation semiconductor manufacturing.
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