Intel to Receive $3.2 Billion Government Grant to Set Up $25 Billion Israel Chip Plant

Intel has committed to buy ILS 60 billion (roughly Rs. 1,37,500 crore) worth of goods and services from Israeli suppliers over the next decade.

By Reuters | Updated: 26 December 2023 18:34 IST

Intel to Receive $3.2 Billion Government Grant to Set Up $25 Billion Israel Chip Plant

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Intel's plant in Israel is expected to open in 2027

Highlights

Intel is investing in a $25 billion chip plant in Israel
The firm will receive a $3.2 billion grant from the Israeli government
Intel's chip plant in Israel is expected to open by 2027

Israel's government agreed to give Intel a $3.2 billion (roughly Rs. 26,600 crore) grant for new $25 billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,100 crore) chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday.

The news comes as Israel remains locked in a war with Palestinian militant group Hamas in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

The expansion plan for its Kiryat Gat site is an "important part of Intel's efforts to foster a more resilient global supply chain, alongside the company's ongoing and planned manufacturing investments in Europe and the United States," Intel said in a statement.

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In addition to the grant that amounts to 12.8 percent of the total investment, the chipmaker also committed to buy 60 billion shekels (roughly Rs. 1,37,500 crore) worth of goods and services from Israeli suppliers over the next decade, while the new facility is expected to create several thousand jobs.

Intel operates four development and production sites in Israel, including a manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat, and employs nearly 12,000 people in the country.

In June, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Intel would build a new $25 billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,100 crore) chip plant in Israel but Intel until now had declined to confirm the investment.

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Yet Intel said construction work is already under way for the expansion of the site, including clean rooms and support buildings. A significant portion of the buildings, including the casting of piles and first floors, has been completed, it said.

The new plant is due to open in 2027 and operate through 2035.

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