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Groundbreaking-Ovik-factory-2026

September 29, 2026
Kitron has broken ground on its new production site in Gålnäs, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Construction is starting earlier than planned. In the spring, the company expected construction to begin in early 2027.

Delta_Capacity_BESS

September 24, 2026
Construction of the project, AKKU One, in Lapinlahti, Finland is now under way, with commissioning targeted for Q4 2027. AKKU One was acquired as a ready-to-build (RTB) asset from Helios Nordic Energy.

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Expo-GOT2026_001

September 18, 2026
Evertiq Expo brought 908 people from 456 companies to Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg on 17 September. 496 visitors from 307 companies were welcomed by 149 exhibiting companies. The day featured a broad conference programme covering the semiconductor market, component management, circularity and the evolving EMS industry.

TOP100

September 18, 2026
When Mareike Haass took to the stage at Evertiq Expo in Gothenburg on September 17, she presented what in4ma describes as the first complete ranking of Europe's 100 largest EMS companies, built on data sourced directly from national company registers and the companies themselves. The full list is now available.

Solar_Utility

September 14, 2026
The financing will support the continued expansion of Svea Solar Utility’s renewable energy platform, funding the development, construction and operation of utility-scale solar PV and storage assets in Sweden.

TungLam_electronicwaste

September 11, 2026
There is a gap between ambition and action on circularity in the Swedish electronics industry, according to Elisabet Österlund, Secretary General of Svensk Elektronik. For circularity to become more than a sustainability talking point, stronger incentives are needed from both industry and government.

Lun2026-009

September 10, 2026
In May, Evertiq mapped Sweden's 20 largest EMS providers at Evertiq Expo Lund. The ranking was built on a database constructed from scratch — more than 750 companies were reviewed one by one, with 77 qualifying. The presentation landed well, but the conversations that followed were the most valuable part.

Expo-GOT25-6

September 07, 2026
Evertiq Expo Gothenburg takes place on September 17 and brings together the Swedish and Nordic electronics industry for a full day focused on the semiconductor market, component management, PCB manufacturing and how the global EMS industry is changing.

jo-Nordvoll-Erik-Dragset-Cattle-Collar

September 02, 2026
Inission has secured a new order from Norwegian Nofence, a developer of virtual fencing solutions for agriculture, with deliveries scheduled over the coming year. The order covers the production of Nofence’s electronic solutions for the Swedish market.

Engineer-holding-wafer

September 01, 2026
Semiconductors form the backbone of our digitalised society and are business-critical for everything from AI and defence to next-generation energy systems. Yet despite Sweden being among the global leaders in academic fundamental research, we face a critical challenge: we must strengthen our own manufacturing capacity.

Gigafacotry

August 31, 2026
Lyten, the US company that acquired the assets of bankrupt Swedish battery maker Northvolt earlier this year, has been selected as preferred bidder for the business of Norwegian battery manufacturer Morrow Batteries. Morrow entered bankruptcy in May 2026 and a memorandum of understanding was signed on August 21.

Anlaggning-Jonkoping

August 27, 2026
Saab is developing a new production facility of just over 80,000 square metres in Hedenstorp outside Jönköping, Sweden, with move-in planned for 2029–2030. Property developer Vectura has signed a lease agreement with Saab and will develop the facility for long-term ownership, according to a press release from Vectura.

chip

August 14, 2026
The program targets high-power external laser sources for co-packaged optics (CPO), high-channel-count DFB arrays for wavelength-multiplexed links, and SOA gain stages that extend optical reach as channel counts scale.

horten-facility

August 14, 2026
The acquisition marks an important step in the Norwegian company's international growth, establishing a presence in the UK while expanding the Group’s advanced electronics manufacturing capacity and strengthening its technical and design capabilities.

Energy_Blykalla_MOU

August 10, 2026
By integrating Swedish firm Blykalla´s power generation with Hitachi Energy´s solutions for electrical infrastructure, the collaboration aims to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of advanced nuclear solutions across Europe and the US.

quantum-computer_geralt

July 31, 2026
Following the close of the transaction, SkyWater will continue to serve a full range of customers as a US-based semiconductor foundry, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of IonQ under the SkyWater name.

Didrik-PCB

July 30, 2026
As material shortages push lead times for advanced printed circuit boards towards 2028, four-year-old PCB supplier Confidee has built its strategy around the opposite of locking customers into rigid commitments: complete transparency and a clear policy allowing customers to cancel or rebalance production without damaging the relationship. That is according to board member Didrik Bech.

renewable_energy_project

July 09, 2026
Located in the Vilmoren forest area in Dalarna, a region in central Sweden, Smedjebacken is a flagship project in Korkia’s Swedish portfolio. Once operational, the project is estimated to produce approximately 150 GWh of electricity annually.

expo-Berlin-2026-020

July 08, 2026
New data from in4ma and EMSNOW puts the global EMS and ODM industry at USD 820 billion for 2025 – and Europe's share of that figure is shrinking in relative terms even as the continent's largest players post revenue growth.

production-2026

July 07, 2026
Swedish MEMS foundry Silex Microsystems has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 200mm semiconductor fab in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, in the United States, from Onsemi. The purchase price is USD 40 million.

Duo-column

June 29, 2026
Dennis Dahlgren and Ewelina Bednarz reflect on the spring Expo season and look ahead to their first trip to the International in4ma EMS & PCB Forum in Würzburg.

Announcement-of-the-Top-List

June 18, 2026
With 31 companies in the global EMS/ODM Top 100, Europe has breadth – but not scale. A look at the region's top 20 reveals a manufacturing base spread across 14 countries, led by Germany and with the Nordics punching well above their weight.

Kaston-investment

June 04, 2026
Less than eight months after acquiring Kasdon Group, NOTE has completed an investment programme at the Wolverhampton facility. The production area has been extended by 650 square metres, and the site now operates under the name NOTE Wolverhampton.

Riku-Hynninen

May 29, 2026
EMS companies have been recently publishing mainly positive headlines related to growth and improving profitability. Even the most struggling companies, Lacroix and TT Electronics, are indicating a comeback after serious restructuring in the Americas region. This is very welcome news for the industry after all the recent crises impacting demand and supply chain.

Torsby-Inaguration-Johannes-Lind-Widestam-Karin-Nichols

May 27, 2026
Swedish EMS provider NOTE has inaugurated a new production facility in Torsby, Värmland. The factory doubles the company's production floor space at the site and is built for advanced electronics manufacturing serving customers in defence, medical technology and other demanding segments.

Expo-LUN2026-05

May 22, 2026
On 21 May, Evertiq Expo returned to Lund – the city where it all started. After several years at Malmö Arena, the event was back on home turf for its 15th anniversary, this time at Sparbanken Skåne Arena.

Mesko-signing

May 22, 2026
During the Defence24 Days conference in Warsaw, Norwegian Kongsberg and Polish Mesko announced a strategic partnership focused on integrating the Piorun missile system with the Protector RS6 and RS4 remote weapon stations. The information was later published on Kongsberg’s website.

Dennis-Dahlgren_Column-3

May 21, 2026
57.5%. That is the share of the entire Swedish EMS market held by just ten individual production sites. Not ten companies – ten factories.

Expo-MMO25-Claus-Aasholm-presentation

May 19, 2026
Factories are being built, strategies are being written and investments are being made at a pace the electronics industry has not seen in decades. What is actually happening — and what is still missing — is the theme of this year's Expo in Lund.

acquires-Indesmatech

May 12, 2026
Semiconductor distributor Macnica ATD Europe has acquired Indesmatech, a pan-European technology advisory company specialising in semiconductor representation, design-in support and consulting.

May 12, 2026
Swedish manufacturer Garo is closing its Polish production facility and consolidating operations to Gnosjö and Hillerstorp in Sweden. The move affects approximately 80 employees in Poland and is expected to generate annual net savings of at least SEK 25 million, about EUR 2.3 million.

partnership_Franz26

May 11, 2026
The expanded USD 1.5 million development partnership addresses growing demand for higher-capacity, short-range mmWave links in dense urban and enterprise FWA deployments and will enable faster, broader network deployment of 28GHz and 60GHz transceivers.

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