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Infineon Villach (€1.6 bn 300mm fab, 2021), ams OSRAM Premstätten (€567 m Chips-Act 2025) — Carinthian + Styrian cluster.

Cross-border semiconductor-fab workforce mobilisation against Infineon Villach 300 mm thin-wafer fab (€1.6 bn, officially opened 17 September 2021) and ams OSRAM Premstätten €567 m planned investment (€227 m EU/Austrian state-aid approved February 2025 under EU Chips Act) — LSD-BG €400k fine ceiling, AGH wage-protection, ZKO-Meldung.

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€1.6 bn Infineon Villach 300mm fab
€567 m ams OSRAM Premstätten 2025-2030
€400k LSD-BG § 29 fine ceiling
ZKO Zentrale Koordinationsstelle Meldung

Regulator exposure profile

  • EU Chips Act + WKO + FFG28%
  • AGH + LSD-BG26%
  • ZKO-Meldung + Finanzpolizei22%
  • ÖNORM EN ISO 14644 + SEMI S2/S1424%

Named projects in this jurisdiction

  • Infineon Villach 300 mm thin-wafer fab (€1.6 bn, fully-automated, opened 17 Sep 2021) Infineon Technologies Austria AG 2021
  • ams OSRAM Premstätten (€567 m planned 2025-2030, €227 m EU/AT state-aid Feb 2025 under EU Chips Act) ams OSRAM 2025
  • Infineon Austria Villach Carinthian semiconductor cluster (Standortausbau programme) Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Austria’s semiconductor cluster sits in Carinthia (Villach) and Styria (Premstätten). Infineon Villach opened its €1.6 bn fully-automated 300 mm thin-wafer fab on 17 September 2021 — note this is not the €5 bn Infineon Dresden fab. ams OSRAM Premstätten received €227 m EU/Austrian Chips-Act state-aid in February 2025 for a €567 m total programme through 2030.

01. Pre-pricing — WKO + BUAK split

Civil shell at BUAK (Bauarbeiter-Urlaubs- und Abfertigungskasse) covers construction-trade portion. Process/electrical at WKO Fachverband Elektro- und Elektronikindustrie rate.

02. ZKO-Meldung + A1 + LSD-BG documentation

A1 + German-language contract + ZKO-Meldung (Zentrale Koordinationsstelle) predate site arrival. LSD-BG § 29: up to €20k / €50k / €100k / €250k / €400k Staffel; ZKO-Meldepflicht-Verstöße cap €20k; Vereitelung der Lohnkontrolle cap €40k.

03. BUAK + WKO onboarding

Civil portion at BUAK. Process portion at WKO. ÖNORM B 2110 frames Werkvertrag.

04. Finanzpolizei + Arbeitsinspektion-defensible evidence pack

Joint Finanzpolizei + Arbeitsinspektion oversight. Minimum pack: SEPA-traceable remuneration, German-language contract, ZKO-Meldung record, BUAK / WKO membership, ÖNORM-compliant gowning per worker.

05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the AT semi pathway

Indian semiconductor-trade pool delivers IIW-certified cleanroom-fitters + BHEL-trained controls engineers. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers the Class-1-eligible candidate against Infineon Villach or ams OSRAM Premstätten.

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