UK Government Orders Chinese Firm to Sell Acquired Welsh Semiconductor Plant

UK Government Orders Chinese Firm to Sell Acquired Welsh Semiconductor Plant
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The UK government on Nov. 16 ordered a Chinese company to sell most of a Welsh semiconductor plant it had acquired, ruling the takeover breached national security laws.

The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a notice of final order (pdf) telling Nexperia BV to sell at least 86 percent of Nexperia Newport Limited “within a specified period and by following a specified process.”