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ASM International MILITARY

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-09-07
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Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

ASM International N.V. is a Dutch holding company whose subsidiaries design and manufacture semiconductor wafer-processing equipment and process solutions, rather than a declared defence product or service line 1, 2.

No public evidence identified of a contract, tender award, framework agreement, memorandum of understanding, or procurement relationship between ASM International, ASM Services Israel, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Police, Israel Prison Service, Border Police, or SIBAT 1, 3, 4, 5.

A 2021 Israeli Competition Authority merger-notice document identifies ASM International as a competitor in wafer-fabrication equipment, including CVD and ALD tools, but it is not an Israeli defence procurement record and names no defence end user 5.

Search results concerning IMOD suspension of “ASM” export licences concern Ability Security Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Ability Inc., and should not be attributed to ASM International 6.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

ASM reports semiconductor-wafer-processing technologies, including deposition and process technologies, as its business activities 4, 2.

No public evidence identified that ASM markets tactical, ruggedised, military-specified, defence-grade, or weapons-related variants of its equipment to Israeli security end users 1, 4, 5.

No public evidence identified that a standard ASM tool was contract-modified for an Israeli military end user or that ASM equipment was supplied under an identified Israeli military end-use certificate 1, 4, 5.

No public evidence identified of export-licence applications, approvals, denials, suspensions, revocations, or export-control decisions specifically concerning ASM products for Israeli defence or security end users 1, 4, 5.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

ASM’s disclosed business concerns semiconductor manufacturing equipment and process solutions rather than heavy machinery, construction equipment, or infrastructure contracting 1, 2.

No public evidence identified that ASM equipment was used in settlement construction, demolitions, separation-barrier works, checkpoints, military installations, or other occupied-territory infrastructure 1, 3, 4.

No public evidence identified of ASM construction, maintenance, engineering, or facilities contracts for Israeli security installations or settlement infrastructure 1, 3, 4.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

ASM’s current affiliate list includes ASM Services Israel, while ASM’s 2023 annual report identifies the entity as ASM Service & Support Israel Ltd. at 2 Hazaron Street, Kiryat Gat, Israel 3, 4.

This evidence establishes a group service and support presence in Israel, but does not identify customers, defence end users, equipment destinations, ownership details, or activity in occupied territory 3, 4.

No public evidence identified of ASM supplying Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael, IMI/Elbit Land, or another Israeli defence prime with components, subsystems, manufacturing services, or semiconductor-production equipment 1, 3, 4, 5.

No public evidence identified of joint development, co-production, licensed manufacture, or technology-transfer arrangements between ASM and an Israeli defence firm 1, 3, 4, 5.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of ASM providing logistical sustainment, base services, freight forwarding, port handling, transport, facilities management, telecommunications, or similar services to Israeli military or security installations 1, 3, 4.

ASM’s identified Israeli entity is described in company materials as a service and support entity, but the available disclosures do not specify the scope of its services or its customers 3, 4.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified that ASM is a prime contractor or licensed manufacturer of weapons, munitions, tactical drones, armoured vehicles, missile-defence systems, fighter-aircraft systems, naval platforms, or other strategic Israeli defence systems 1, 4, 2.

No public evidence identified of ASM supplying a critical subsystem specifically calibrated for an identified Israeli lethal or strategic weapons system 1, 4, 5.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of litigation, sanctions enforcement, arms-embargo enforcement, or regulatory action concerning ASM International’s supply to Israeli military or security end users 1, 4, 5.

ASM states that it made no contributions to political campaigns, candidates, or lobbying organisations during fiscal years 2021 through 2025 7.

ASM’s published table records zero spending on lobbying or interest representation and on political campaigns, organisations, and candidates in each year from 2021 through 2025, while listing spending on trade associations and tax-exempt groups without naming recipients on that page 7.

ASM’s 2025 annual report identifies BlackRock, FMR, Norges Bank, Tokyo Electron, and WCM Investment Management as disclosed substantial holders at 31 December 2025, with none reaching 10% of voting rights in the reported table 1.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

The supplied deterministic full-text check found no mention of ASM International in UN Human Rights Council report A/HRC/59/23 or the 2023 OHCHR settlement-business database report 8, 9.

These are document-scoped results and do not establish database-wide absence, sector-wide absence, or the absence of an indirect relationship 8, 9.

No public evidence identified in the bounded review of a published NGO or academic investigation specifically linking ASM International to Israeli military, security, or occupied-territory supply 1, 3, 4, 8, 9.

No public evidence identified of an organised boycott, divestment action, exclusion, corporate policy response, or contract termination specifically concerning ASM International’s Israeli defence-sector activities 1, 3, 4.

ASM’s founder, Arthur H. del Prado, was reported in 2008 as having retired as ASM’s CEO and Chair and becoming Honorary Chair and an adviser to its Supervisory Board 10.

A 2006 ASM Pacific Technology annual report states that del Prado had formerly served on the board of Delft Instruments N.V., which that report described as a manufacturer of high-technology industrial and defence products; the available evidence does not establish an ASM International defence supply relationship or continuation of that historical role after 2006 11.

Footnotes

  1. https://www.asm.com/media/3skhiimk/asm-2025-annual-report.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17

  2. https://www.asm.com/press-releases/asm-international-nv-publishes-annual-report-2022-2619911 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. https://www.asm.com/special-pages/affiliate-list ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  4. https://www.asm.com/media/1fcpm1px/asm-annual-report-2023.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18

  5. https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/legalinfo/2021-000638/he/mirsham_2021-000638.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  6. https://mayafiles.tase.co.il/rpdf/1433001-1434000/P1433111-00.pdf ↩

  7. https://www.asm.com/sustainability/ethics ↩ ↩2

  8. https://docs.un.org/A/HRC/59/23 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  9. https://docs.un.org/A/HRC/53/25 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  10. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2008/07/16/1755848/0/en/ASM-International-Founder-Receives-Legend-of-the-Industry-Award.html ↩

  11. https://www.asmpt.com/site/assets/files/59562/annual_2006.pdf ↩