Overview
- ASM, the City of Almere and the Province of Flevoland signed a headlines agreement naming the company the first tenant of the planned High Tech Campus, with Minister Vincent Karremans present.
- Plans call for an ultramodern R&D center, a specialized training facility and the relocation of part of ASM’s production to the new site.
- ASM says it will invest hundreds of millions of euros over the coming years, a move local leaders say will expand high‑skilled jobs and elevate Almere as the Netherlands’ fifth high‑tech city.
- The project lacks a guaranteed electricity connection due to grid congestion, solutions are being explored, and the relocation timeline remains unfixed though a move is expected within five years.
- The municipal council approved €1.3 million for planning and set aside a €6 million risk reserve; the campus is slated partly on the former Floriade site on the south shore of the Weerwater next to the future Hortus neighborhood.