On the outskirts of Dresden, a quiet hum rises from behind cleanroom walls where some of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips are produced. It is here, in the German State of Saxony, that Europe’s industrial future is being etched, one wafer at a time.
With exports valued at €50.5 billion (~$59.1 billion) in 2025, Saxony has built an export economy anchored on the automotive industry, which is the region’s most important industrial sector with a 29.6 percent share of turnover.
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