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November 5, 2026

Inside the race to build European hardware without China

A growing number of European hardware startups are re-inventing their supply chains to remove any dependencies on Chinese-made materials and components


European hardware startups are removing Chinese dependencies entirely from their supply chains as geopolitical and trade tensions mount globally.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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