Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Süss Micro-Tec, a German chip equipment manufacturer, announced the closure of its production plant in Garching near Munich and the loss of 70 jobs. Instead, the company plans to concentrate its production at its two sites in Sternfels, Baden-Württemberg, and in Zhubei, Taiwan.
The restructuring aims to consolidate production at the company's two largest sites, enhancing efficiency and scalability while bringing the company closer to Asian customers, who are generating high demand. This move also supports Süss Micro-Tec’s long-term competitiveness in the global semiconductor supply chain.
All 70 job cuts are concentrated in Garching.
Süss Micro-Tec employs around 1,500 staff worldwide. There are around 300 employees working at the company's headquarters in Garching, while the number of employees at the Sternfels site amounts to 600.
Eurofound (2026), Süss Micro‑Tec, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 301407, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301407.
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