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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Here's why Intel's plan to shelve a €30bn German plant could rupture its government.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto (not seen) at the Chancellery on September 13, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Credit: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Intel has confirmed it will shelve plans to construct a mammoth €30 billion chip factory in Germany, sending its struggling government into a panic over the billions of euros it has committed to the project.

The struggling computing giant announced plans to postpone its plant in Magdeburg by up to two years as part of a rejigged AI chip plan in a bid to woo burned investors. 

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