Fire incident at ASML Berlin
ASML reports a fire incident at its Berlin factory, which occurred on January 3, 2022. Fortunately, there were no injuries, and the fire was extinguished promptly. The company is currently assessing the damage and potential impact on production output for the year. ASML Berlin is crucial for manufacturing components integral to its lithography systems, like wafer tables and clamps. The company assures investors that updates will follow once a complete evaluation is conducted.
- No injuries reported from the fire incident.
- Prompt extinguishing of the fire minimizes potential damage.
- Potential uncertainty regarding production output due to damage assessment.
- Investors may face anxiety over the incident's impact on operations.
Fire incident at ASML Berlin
VELDHOVEN, The Netherlands, 3 January 2022 - ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) announces today that there was a fire last night inside a part of its factory in Berlin, Germany. The fire was extinguished during the night and fortunately no persons were injured during this incident. At this point it is too early to make any statement on the damage or whether the incident will have any impact on the output plan for this year. It will take a few days to conduct a thorough investigation and make a full assessment. As soon as we have such assessment, we will provide an update.
ASML Berlin manufactures components for ASML’s lithography systems, including wafer tables and clamps, reticle chucks and mirror blocks. ASML acquired Berliner Glas in 2020.
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ASML is a leading supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company provides chipmakers with hardware, software and services to mass produce the patterns of integrated circuits (microchips). Together with its partners, ASML drives the advancement of more affordable, more powerful, more energy-efficient microchips. ASML enables groundbreaking technology to solve some of humanity's toughest challenges, such as in healthcare, energy use and conservation, mobility and agriculture. ASML is a multinational company headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, with offices across Europe, the US and Asia. Every day, ASML’s more than 30,000 employees (FTE) challenge the status quo and push technology to new limits. ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. Discover ASML – our products, technology and career opportunities – at www.asml.com.
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