Intel postpones construction of chip factory in Germany’s Magdeburg

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Excavators stand side by side at the edge of a field. Chipmaker Intel is halting construction of a factory in Magdeburg. The project is likely to be delayed by two years, CEO Gelsinger announced. Intel is struggling with losses and has launched a cost-cutting program. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

Excavators stand side by side at the edge of a field. Chipmaker Intel is halting construction of a factory in Magdeburg. The project is likely to be delayed by two years, CEO Gelsinger announced. Intel is struggling with losses and has launched a cost-cutting program. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

American chip manufacturer Intel is postponing the construction of a factory in Magdeburg, Germany, director Pat Gelsinger announced on Monday.

Gelsinger expects the project to be delayed by about two years.

Intel planned to build two chip factories in Saxony-Anhalt, creating around 3,000 jobs. The foundation stone is scheduled to be laid this year.

But Intel has been struggling with losses and launched a cost-cutting program earlier this year. The company announced in August that it planned to reduce its workforce by 15% as part of a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting program.

A construction vehicle drives across a closed road to an access road to the Intel chip factory construction site at "Eulenberg". Chipmaker Intel is halting construction of a factory in Magdeburg. The project will probably be delayed by two years, CEO Gelsinger announced. Intel is struggling with losses and has started a cost-saving program. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpaA construction vehicle drives across a closed road to an access road to the Intel chip factory construction site at "Eulenberg". Chipmaker Intel is halting construction of a factory in Magdeburg. The project will probably be delayed by two years, CEO Gelsinger announced. Intel is struggling with losses and has started a cost-saving program. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

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