Cicor reports strong order intake amid market challenges October 20, 2025 The Cicor Group continued to expand in the third quarter of 2025, posting a 33% increase in sales to CHF 160.1 million (EUR 173.3 million).
Molex to acquire Smiths Interconnect October 17, 2025 Molex has signed an agreement to acquire Smiths Interconnect. Smiths Interconnect, a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Smiths Group plc, is a provider of high-reliability connectivity products and solutions serving the aerospace and defence, medical, semiconductor test and industrial markets.
TASE completes acquisition of US firm Joined Alloys for $12M October 16, 2025 TASE Global has a factory in Tamil Nadu and is also working on a brownfield expansion with an investment of USD 17 million. The company specializes in precision manufacturing of components and providing solutions for aerospace, medical and industrial applications.
EMS industry sees decline and stagnation across Europe October 10, 2025 During Evertiq Expo Gothenburg on September 4, 2025, Mareike Haass from in4ma and Christoph Solka from the Global Electronics Association presented the latest half-year analysis of the European EMS market — offering a sobering snapshot of the industry’s performance.
Rebaba partners with Smartports to boost solar carports October 10, 2025 The partnership brings together Smartports’ scalable carport architecture and integrated charging with Rebaba’s circular storage technology, enabling sites to generate, store and deliver clean power directly where it is used.
UNIVITY wins €31M CNES contract to accelerate space-based 5G October 06, 2025 French startup UNIVITY and TDF will carry out a demonstration of satellite-based 5G connectivity. This experiment will validate the relevance of a fully integrated 5G NTN solution combining VLEO satellites with terrestrial infrastructure.
Global robot demand in factories doubles over a decade September 30, 2025 Global demand for industrial robots has more than doubled in the past ten years, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The latest World Robotics 2025 report shows that 542,000 new robots were installed in factories during 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year with installations above 500,000 units.
Stellantis pauses car production across Europe amid weakening demand September 30, 2025 In October, Stellantis will temporarily halt production at six of its manufacturing sites across Europe, according to industry portal automotivesuppliers.pl. The production pauses will affect facilities in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland, as the group adjusts output to current market demand.
Safran, Rheinmetall sign pact for advanced defence solutions September 26, 2025 Rheinmetall Electronics and Safran Electronics & Defense will combine their expertise to deliver advanced technologies, including navigation systems for GNSS-denied environments, atomic clock timeservers, and cutting-edge vehicles and handheld optronics.
Stellantis halts production at plants in France and Italy September 25, 2025 Stellantis has announced a temporary suspension of production at its plants in Poissy near Paris and Pomigliano near Naples, Reuters reported. The decision is driven by weak demand in the European market and the need to adjust production capacity.
STMicroelectronics to launch $60M pilot line in France September 17, 2025 Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics plans to establish a new pilot line for Panel-Level Packaging (PLP) technology at its Tours facility in France, backed by a USD 60 million investment. The pilot line is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2026.
Scintil raises €50 million to scale integrated photonics for AI factories September 10, 2025 The funding enables France’s Scintil Photonics to expand hiring, accelerate production and deepen its international presence as it delivers the industry’s first single-chip DWDM light engine, integrating multi-wavelength lasers with silicon photonics, aligned with next-generation CPO.
European EMS industry faces decline in 2025 August 27, 2025 The latest half-year survey by the Global Electronics Association and in4ma paints a bleak picture for Europe’s EMS industry. Covering 219 facilities across 177 companies – representing around 21.9% of the European EMS market – the findings confirm that the semiconductor supply chain disruptions of 2021–2022 continue to affect the industry.
Ecobat announces sale of Germany and Austria operations to Clarios August 22, 2025 The transaction includes Ecobat’s facilities in Freiberg and Braubach, Germany, as well as the Arnoldstein operation in Austria. The transaction is expected to close by early 2026, pending regulatory approvals.
Eutelsat, Tata’s Nelco to offer LEO connectivity across India August 14, 2025 Under the agreement, OneWeb India Communications, Eutelsat’s local operating entity, will partner with Nelco to deliver secure, low-latency Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity for customers on land, at sea, and in the air.
A logical correction: Understanding Europe’s EMS decline August 12, 2025 At Evertiq Expo Berlin 2025, industry analyst Dieter Weiss from in4ma took the stage to dissect what many have labelled a “crisis” in Europe’s EMS industry. He argued that the 14% market decline in 2024 was not an unexpected collapse, but the inevitable result of years of artificial growth.
A homemade crisis: Europe's EMS market shrank 14% in 2024 August 06, 2025 At Evertiq Expo Berlin, market analyst Dieter Weiss (in4ma) and Christoph Solka (IPC, today Global Electronics Association) took the stage once more — not to speak of promise and growth, but of collapse. With data from over 400 companies and biting commentary, the duo unpacked what they claim to be the worst year for Europe’s EMS industry in two decades — and a crisis entirely of the industry’s own making.
Cicor completes acquisition of Spanish company MADES August 04, 2025 MADES employs around 100 people and generated sales of approximately EUR 29 million in the 2024 financial year. The company focuses on electronics solutions for the A&D market, which accounts for the majority of its revenue.
European components distribution slowdown continues in 2nd quarter July 31, 2025 Semiconductor distribution sales in Europe experienced a significant decline of 14%, amounting to €2.20 billion. Among the major countries, Austria faced again the steepest drop with a decrease of almost 37%, followed by France with a reduction of 20%.
EIF invests €30 million to boost quantum tech, deep physics July 31, 2025 The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced an investment in Quantonation II, a French early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to deep physics and quantum technologies.
Safran finalises acquisition of Collins flight controls business July 30, 2025 The acquired business employs approximately 4,000 people across eight main facilities in Europe (UK, Italy and France) and Asia, and has activities in Poland, USA and India.
HD Hyundai Infracore secures 4th contract for K2 tank engines July 21, 2025 The DV27K engine, independently developed, delivers an output of 1,500 horsepower, rivaling the capabilities of main battle tank engines from some of the world’s leading defense industries. This powerful engine allows the 56-ton K2 tank to reach speeds of up to 70 km/h.
Hangcha, Manitou form lithium battery JV in France July 21, 2025 The venture is an important step in Hangcha’s new energy strategy to accelerate its global expansion while directly supporting Manitou’s “LIFT” strategic roadmap for expanding its electric product portfolio.
Air Liquide invests $50M to build gas plant for chipmaking in US July 21, 2025 The French company is set to design, build and operate a new advanced production facility at the site of one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers in southeastern United States.
Stellantis discontinues hydrogen fuel cell technology development program July 18, 2025 As the hydrogen market is showing no development prospect at mid-term, Stellantis has decided to discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. Series production of hydrogen-powered Pro One vans in Hordain, France, and Gliwice, Poland, ends.
Nobian teams up with Veolia to advance lithium production for batteries July 16, 2025 Following the testing phase, Nobian and Veolia will seek strategic partners across the value chain, engaging lithium chloride suppliers, technology providers, customers, investors, and potential licensees throughout Europe and globally.
RENK, ARX establish software-defined defence mobility partnership July 15, 2025 German defence startup ARX Robotics will support RENK’s digital transformation as Software-Defined defense partner, while RENK will power the industrial growth and international expansion of ARX.
Arago raises $26M to slash AI energy consumption with new photonic chip July 09, 2025 The heart of Arago's processor, codenamed “JEF,” is a proprietary photonic technology: instead of transistors, it uses lasers to process data with photons. The chip is designed to deliver 10× lower energy consumption than today’s leading GPUs at equivalent performance and cost.
Dhruva’s space-grade solar panels to power up Pixxel’s satellite fleet July 08, 2025 The partnership represents the coming together of two Indian spacetech start-ups. Built with high-efficiency triple-junction GaAs solar cells, Dhruva Space’s Solis+ panels are designed to operate reliably in the extreme conditions of space.
Safran partners with HAL to produce LEAP engines forged parts July 07, 2025 This agreement supports the Indian government’s “Make in India” policy and follows the MoU signed by Safran and HAL in October 2023 to develop industrial cooperation in LEAP engine parts manufacturing, as well as the contract signed last February to produce forged parts.
Astroscale opens new headquarters and R&D lab in Toulouse July 01, 2025 The new site will enable the company to scale its R&D, grow its supply chain, and deepen collaboration with Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French Space Command, the European Space Agency and European defence stakeholders.
Schneider Electric to develop manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu June 30, 2025 The 500,000 square feet facility will focus on expanding Schneider’s IT Business’ capabilities in the production, sales and trading of BMS, including UPS systems, PDU, cooling solutions and other electronic accessories.