# Silicon Box to build €3.2B semiconductor packaging facility in Novara, Italy

Singapore-based Silicon Box is investing €3.2 billion to build Europe's first advanced packaging and semiconductor testing facility in Novara, Italy. The project, supported by €1.3 billion in public funding, will create 1,600 jobs, with construction starting in early 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-10
- Where: Agognate, Novara, Italy
- Value: $3.40B (3.20B EUR)
- Jobs: 1,600
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced chip packaging, semiconductor testing
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Silicon Box](https://endata.com/companies/9427.md)

## Sources

- [decode39.com](https://decode39.com/17274/novara-becomes-europes-microchip-capital-silicon-box-presents-the-e3-2b-vulcan-project/), 2026-11-10: "Silicon Box is investing €3.2 billion to build Europe’s first advanced packaging and semiconductor testing facility in Novara, Italy."

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