ASML Holding NV Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet expects pressure will grow from the US to further restrict sales of semiconductor technology to China, the biggest market for the Dutch producer of chipmaking machines.

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet expects more pressure from the United States to further restrict the sale of advanced chip technology to China. ASML is already not allowed to sell its latest chip machines in China,

The CEO of leading computer chip equipment maker ASML said on Tuesday he expects that 2026 will be a growth year for the company and that the U.S. government will continue to push for further restrictions on its exports to China.

The CEO of leading computer chip equipment maker ASML said on Tuesday he expects the United States government will continue to push for further restrictions on its exports to China. Christophe Fouquet said he believes that governments in the Netherlands and Europe are starting to question whether restrictions on older tech the company still ships to China are part of security or trade policy,

The Dutch firm has a monopoly on making the lithography machines that help the world’s largest semiconductor foundries produce advanced chips.