A top Dutch government minister said he's confident the country's coveted chip-equipment maker ASML will remain in the Netherlands following threats from the company to move its operations abroad.
Steven van Weyenberg, the Netherlands' finance minister, told CNBC's Karen Tso on Thursday that he isn't worried by ASML's statements threatening to leave the country.
The company makes extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines, which are critical to the semiconductor industry for manufacturing integrated circuits.
"I think many people, many countries would love to welcome ASML, but I think they're strongly embedded in the Netherlands," Van Weyenberg told CNBC Thursday.
"I'm very optimistic about ASML's future and that it will be within the Netherlands," he said.
Persons:
he's, Steven van Weyenberg, Karen Tso, Peter Wennink, Van Weyenberg, ASML
Organizations:
CNBC
Locations:
Netherlands