Panasonic closes circuit board in Ennshafen: 140 jobs in danger!

Panasonic closes circuit board in Ennshafen: 140 jobs in danger!

Ennshafenstraße 304, 4470 Enns, Österreich - Panasonic has made a shocking decision: the company closes its circuit board in Ennshafen at the end of December 2025. After 25 years of management, around 140 employees are affected by this drastic measure, as media reports confirm. Enns was the only location of Panasonic outside of Asia, which in particular produced basic material for circuit boards that are indispensable for electrical devices. This particularly important production facility is now closed, which means a deep break for many employees, the message of krone.at .

A central reason for the closure is the massive decline in the market share of Europe in the production of such components. According to a company spokeswoman for Panasonic, it has dropped from around 20 % to only 2 % in the past 20 years. Despite the global presence of Panasonic with 228,000 employees, including 11,000 in Europe, the Ennser location is sold after the closure to defuse the tense economic situation, such as companyabc.at reported.

In addition, Panasonic Industrial Devices Materials Europe GmbH in Ennshafen operates the manufacture and distribution of half and finished factory for the electronic industry. The company also has independent representatives in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, the Benelux countries and Spain, which shows how far the company operates. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how the workforce will process the loss of the location and which steps Panasonic will take after the closure to realign production economically.