AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBelgian Industry & Policy: Volvo Cars secured €119m in support to keep its Ghent plant competitive, with a memorandum covering industrial, innovation and ecological steps and the ramp-up of EV production. Aerospace & Supply Chain: Sonaca will supply wings, fixed leading edges and empennage for Otto Aerospace’s Phantom 3500, aiming for first flight in late 2027 and deeper long-term aerostructures work. Air Cargo: MSC Air Cargo ordered five Boeing 777-8 Freighters, expanding capacity from its 777-200F base and reinforcing its Liege, Belgium link. Semiconductors: imec-style sub-1nm progress is accelerating, with EUV and new approaches like volumetric printing highlighted as chipmakers push beyond today’s limits. Renewables Software: Belgian start-up Powernaut is helping operators manage distributed solar fleets and react to grid congestion via a unified operations workspace. Life Sciences: Merck opened a €25m BioReliance testing facility in Darmstadt to expand European biologics release and stability testing capacity, with Belgium in the nearby service footprint. Trade & Industry Signals: China’s passenger and NEV exports keep surging, with Belgium ranking as a top European destination for Chinese-made vehicles.
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