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# Foxconn, Radiall and Thales launch EUR 250 million Tessalia packaging plant
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-01-tessalia-foxconn-radiall-thales-packaging-jv/
- Published: 2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:08.000Z
- Description: Foxconn, Radiall and Thales laid the foundation stone for Tessalia, an advanced chip packaging plant at Le Barp, France, investing over EUR 250 million by 2033 to make "made in Europe" components at Choose France Summit.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Foxconn press release, 1 June 2026](https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/press-center/events/csr-events/2049?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that production has started; first output is not due until the end of 2029.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. EUR250m JV funds France chip-packaging plant; parts autonomy, not producing until 2029. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)