ASML intends to stick to its home base

ASML is working with the municipality of Eindhoven to expand on the north side of the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), a few kilometers from the firm’s current headquarters. Once the lithography giant feels assured its needs for talent, infrastructure, housing and a positive investment climate will be met, it will commit to the expansion. The Eindhoven city council also has to OK the deal.

“ASML prefers to keep core activities in the Netherlands as close as possible to the existing locations in Veldhoven, because this promotes cooperation between the teams and different business units, thus stimulating innovation. The BIC is therefore an interesting option that we’re now exploring,” says ASML CFO Roger Dassen.