The trade union of AO "Nanotronika" (part of GC "Element") warned the holding's board of directors and shareholders about the risks of failing to meet national goals for electronic engineering due to a 20% staff reduction. Kommersant has a copy of the letter dated September 23.
Nanotronika was established in 2023 and develops equipment for microelectronics. The company's net loss in 2025 doubled from 67.5 million to 145.97 million rubles with revenues of 68.7 million. The total staff does not exceed 100 people. Earlier, Kommersant wrote that Element's management offered 20% of employees voluntary resignation or termination by mutual agreement. According to a source, most of the holding's equipment is outdated, often Soviet-era, and Nanotronika was supposed to solve the issue of electronic engineering for the needs of the group and the market.
The trade union clarified that the offer of dismissal was made to approximately two dozen candidates and doctors of technical sciences, and employees have not yet received official explanations. Element confirmed receipt of the letter and stated that the machine-building direction is developing, enterprises are operating normally, and employees with critical competencies are not affected.
The strategy for the development of the electronic industry involves import substitution of 70% of equipment and materials for microelectronics by 2030 with budget funding of more than 240 billion rubles. The industry's need until 2030 is over 20 thousand specialists, with more than 7 thousand in electronic engineering. NTI expert Evgeny Vishnevsky notes: specialized enterprises are critically overloaded, and the reduction affects unique competencies that cannot be quickly replenished on the market.
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