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Vishay to invest in Itzehoe chip plant – up to 250 new jobs
Germany's economy grew 0.2% in the third quarter. Inflation fell to 2.8%, with 2.955 million people out of work. Thuringia starts building a hospital with EUR 250m in state funds.
Total listed investments (table)403EUR m
GDP Q3 vs Q2 (Destatis)0.2%
Inflation October (Sep: 3.3%)2.8%
Unemployed October (m; rate 6.3%)2.955m
Itzehoe (Schleswig-Holstein): chipmaker Vishay announced a major investment in its German plant. The company speaks of a 'high three-digit million amount'; a CDU MP put it at about EUR 1bn. Federal and state governments are providing about EUR 215m in aid. Up to 250 new jobs are planned (dpa-AFX, 30 Oct).
Thuringia: construction of a new hospital has begun in Eichsfeld district, with about EUR 250m in state funding (Gotha-Aktuell, 30 Oct). In Steinhagen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Schaeffler is removing machinery after ending production; 170 staff are moving to a transfer company (Haller Kreisblatt, 30 Oct).
Economic data: GDP rose 0.2% in the third quarter from the previous quarter (Destatis). Inflation fell to 2.8% in October from 3.3% in September; energy cost 12.2% more than a year earlier. Unemployment stood at 2.955 million (6.3%), 40,000 fewer than in September but 44,000 more than a year earlier. Seasonally adjusted, it rose by 4,000 (Federal Employment Agency, 30 Oct).
Listed investments total EUR 403m, with 560 job cuts stated (own calculation; Amazon's EUR 4.8bn of 20 Oct has dropped out of the period, and Vishay is not included as no exact figure was given).
| State / region | Company / project | Sector | Amount (EUR m) | Jobs (− = cuts) | Date / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswig-Holstein (Itzehoe) | Vishay (German subsidiary) – major investment in chip production; about EUR 215m in federal and state aid | Semiconductors | – | 250 | NEW: dpa-AFX, 30 Oct 2026, 16:39; 'high three-digit million amount' (per CDU MP about EUR 1bn) – no exact figure, so not in total; up to 250 new jobs |
| Thuringia (Eichsfeld district) | Eichsfeld Klinikum – new hospital; groundbreaking on 30 Oct; state hospital investment funds | Healthcare | 250 | – | NEW: Gotha-Aktuell, 30 Oct 2026; 'about EUR 250m in state funds'; no completion date |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Steinhagen, Gütersloh district) | Schaeffler – production ended late September, machines being removed; 170 staff move to transfer company | Auto supplier | – | – | NEW: Haller Kreisblatt, 30 Oct 2026, 13:04; nearly 200 affected; closure announced earlier – not in total |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Geldern, Kleve district) | Unimicron Germany – circuit board plant closes; voluntary liquidation from 1 Nov | Electronics | – | −240 | Radio K.W., 29 Oct 2026, 15:41; Evertiq, 29 Oct; wind-down H1 2027; up to EUR 35m from parent for liquidation – not an investment |
| Rhineland-Palatinate (Speyer) | Mann+Hummel – plant closure by end-2028; social plan talks fail, conciliation board; IG Metall prepares strike | Auto supplier / filters | – | – | ad-hoc-news (boerse-global), 29 Oct 2026, 00:39; about 600 jobs, announced 16/17 Apr 2026 (City of Speyer) – not in total |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Verl, Gütersloh district) | Schirmer (Beckhoff) – 19,000 m² production hall and 4,200 m² office building; largest investment in company history | Machinery | – | – | Neue Westfälische, 29 Oct 2026, 09:11; amount and jobs not stated |
| Saxony (Zwickau) | Volkswagen – circular economy centre: car dismantling ramps up | Cars / recycling | 90 | 100 | dpa-AFX, 28 Oct 2026; 'up to EUR 90m'; 100 jobs at start; investment first announced on 21 Jan 2026, when it was said to secure 1,000 jobs |
| Bavaria (Dietenhofen, Middle Franconia) | Horst Brandstätter Group (Playmobil) – former plant to become 100 MW data centre campus | Data centres | – | – | dpa-AFX, 28 Oct 2026; amount and timeline not stated |
| Bavaria (Marktheidenfeld-Altfeld) | Cummins (about 350 jobs) and Schneider Electric (about 110, incl. Lahr) – jobs at risk | Engines / electrical | – | – | Radio Gong, 28 Oct 2026; IG Metall figures – not in total |
| Lower Saxony (Mehrum, Peine district) | McCain – plans for fries plant on hold; up to 650 jobs had been planned | Food | – | – | top agrar, 27 Oct 2026, 19:21 (added); no amount from McCain; planned jobs, not cuts – not in total |
| Bavaria (Garching) | Suss Microtec – ends production in Garching | Semiconductors / machinery | – | −70 | dpa-AFX, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Thuringia (Erfurt) | State of Thuringia – expansion of state data centre | Public IT | 63 | – | Kommune21, 27 Oct 2026; complete by end-2030 |
| Bavaria (Gerolzhofen) and Thuringia (Nordhausen) | Aryzta – two plants close, output moves to Eisleben | Bakery | – | −250 | dpa-AFX / AWP, 26 Oct 2026; per spokeswoman about 250–300 dismissals (about 600 staff affected in total); lower bound entered |
| Indicator | Value | Previous | Published / note |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP Q3 2026 vs Q2 (%) | 0.2 | – | Destatis, 30 Oct 2026; year on year +1.3% |
| Inflation October 2026 (%, flash) | 2.8 | 3.3 | Destatis, 30 Oct 2026, 14:00; energy +12.2%, core +2.1% |
| Unemployment rate October 2026 (%) | 6.3 | 6.4 | Federal Employment Agency, 30 Oct 2026; 2.955m; −40,000 vs Sep, +44,000 year on year |
| Registered vacancies (thousands) | 654.0 | – | Federal Employment Agency, 30 Oct 2026; +31,000 year on year |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
Sources
- ARIVA.DE/dpa-AFX – Halbleiterproduzent Vishay kündigt Großinvestition an (30.10.2026, 16:39) – hoher dreistelliger Millionenbetrag, ~215 Mio. Euro Förderung, bis zu 250 Stellen
- Gotha-Aktuell – Spatenstich für das Eichsfeld Klinikum (30.10.2026) – rund 250 Mio. Euro
- Haller Kreisblatt – Schaeffler verlässt Steinhagen: Maschinen weg, 170 wechseln in Transfergesellschaft (30.10.2026, 13:04)
- Destatis – Bruttoinlandsprodukt im 3. Quartal 2026 um 0,2 % höher als im Vorquartal (PM 381, 30.10.2026)
- Destatis via presseportal – Inflationsrate im Oktober 2026 voraussichtlich +2,8 % (30.10.2026, 14:00)
- TextilWirtschaft – Inflationsrate sinkt deutlich auf 2,8 % im Oktober (30.10.2026) – September 3,3 %
- ad-hoc-news – Arbeitsmarkt: 2,955 Millionen Arbeitslose im Oktober 2026 (30.10.2026, 09:55) – Quote 6,3 %, saisonbereinigt +4.000, 654.000 offene Stellen
- Radio K.W. – Unimicron schließt Werk in Geldern – IHK warnt (29.10.2026, 15:41) – 240 Stellen, Auflösung zum 1.11., Auslauf 1. Hj. 2027
- Evertiq – Unimicron plant Schließung seines deutschen Leiterplattenwerks (29.10.2026) – bis 35 Mio. Euro für die Abwicklung (Börsenmeldungen Taiwan vom 27.10.)
- ad-hoc-news (boerse-global) – Mann+Hummel in Speyer: 600 Arbeitsplätze sollen bis Ende 2028 wegfallen (29.10.2026, 00:39) – Einigungsstelle, Streikvorbereitung
- Stadt Speyer – Stellungnahme zur geplanten Werksschließung von MANN+HUMMEL (17.04.2026) – rund 600 Beschäftigte, Schließung bis spätestens Ende 2028
- Neue Westfälische – Beckhoff-Tochterunternehmen in Verl trotzt Krise und wagt seine bislang größte Investition (29.10.2026, 09:11) – 19.000 m² Halle, 4.200 m² Büro
- top agrar – McCain zieht die Reißleine: Mega-Pommesfabrik und 650 Jobs vor dem Aus (27.10.2026, 19:21)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – VW startet Hochlauf für Auto-Demontage in Zwickau (28.10.2026, 09:22)
- ARIVA.DE/dpa-AFX – Playmobil-Werk soll zu Rechenzentrum werden (28.10.2026, 11:32)
- Radio Gong – Marktheidenfeld/Altfeld: Landrat und Bürgermeister äußern sich zu Stellenabbau (28.10.2026, 14:35)
- finanzen.at/dpa-AFX – ROUNDUP: Suss Microtec verlagert Produktion (27.10.2026)
- move/Kommune21 – Mehr Raum für die Landes-IT (27.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Aryzta schließt zwei deutsche Werke (26.10.2026)
- dpa via Tageskarte – «Sauerei»: Großbäcker Aryzta schließt zwei Werke (27.10.2026, 06:38) – 250 bis 300 Kündigungen laut Sprecherin; NGG: 170 Nordhausen, 270 Gerolzhofen
- AWP via blue News – Aryzta closes two German plants, 600 employees affected (26.10.2026, 08:30)
- dpa-AFX via boerse-online – ROUNDUP: Zweites Leben für Autos – VW baut Recycling in Zwickau auf (21.01.2026) – bis zu 90 Mio. Euro, 1.000 Arbeitsplätze sichern
