Micron Technology stock faces Taiwan expansion risk as talks continue

Micron Technology is facing a fresh execution question in Taiwan after a reported pause in plans for its Taoyuan memory facility. Focus Taiwan reported on Friday, November 6, that the company said its Taiwan operations were continuing normally and that it expected to maintain stable customer service while negotiations with a local union continued.

Micron Technology stock traded at 694.65 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 13:50 CET on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 8.20 percent above the Xetra close of Tuesday, November 10. The move places the shares well above the prior session's Xetra reference as investors assess both the expansion dispute and the memory market's strong artificial-intelligence demand.

Taoyuan Project Faces Labor Pressure

The dispute centers on the planned Fab 11E complex in Taoyuan. Bloomberg, as cited by Focus Taiwan, reported that Micron had halted plans to invest between 3 billion and 4.5 billion US dollars in the facility, including purchases of advanced equipment from ASML. The site is intended to produce high-bandwidth memory and dynamic random-access memory chips.

Micron did not directly confirm the reported suspension in the statement quoted by Focus Taiwan. The company said Taiwan remains critical to its global operations and that it is committed to open and constructive communication with employees and local communities. It also said it would continue talks with the Taoyuan workers' union, with assistance from the Taoyuan City government.

The union has demanded a specific profit-sharing program and has authorization to strike. Workers staged a symbolic 24-hour strike on October 22 after Micron reached an agreement with its Taichung union in late October. The Taoyuan negotiations remained unresolved, leaving the timetable for the new facility exposed to further delays.

Capacity Plans Meet Execution Risk

The issue matters because Taiwan accounts for about 60 percent of Micron's traditional memory production, according to Bloomberg information cited by Focus Taiwan. The planned Taoyuan facility would add capacity for products linked to the artificial-intelligence build-out, including HBM and advanced DRAM. A prolonged dispute could therefore affect the timing of future capacity rather than current output.

Focus Taiwan reported that Micron employs about 3,000 people in Taoyuan and 12,300 in Taichung. The company said the Taichung union represents most of its Taiwan employees and production operations. It also said existing operations were continuing normally, which limits the immediate supply risk indicated by the project dispute.

The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs said it would help facilitate negotiations. The ministry described Micron as one of Taiwan's most important foreign investors, citing cumulative investment of 1.6 trillion New Taiwan dollars, or 48.48 billion US dollars. The next negotiation rounds will determine whether Micron can preserve the expansion timetable or must revise the project's scope and schedule.

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