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this was one of the largest corporate conglomerates given a trade franchise during the last decades of the Old Republic. With a membership comprised of starship manufacturers, weapons and droid developers, and major technology suppliers, the Techno Union was established to ensure that fair commerce was maintained across the galaxy. Shipping concerns were later added to the roster of the Union, helping to ensure that supply lines and distribution channels remained open. Led by Wat Tambor, the Techno Union's members - which included such signatories as the Baktoid Armor Workshop, Haor Chall Engineering, Republic Sienar Systems, Kuat Systems Engineering, TaggeCo, BlasTech Industries, and the Corellian Engineering Corporation - produced some of the galaxy's most cutting-edge technologies during the years leading up to the Clone Wars. The Techno Union was also one of the loudest supporters of the Trade Federation, following on the Federation's coattails whenever legislation involving trade was mentioned in galactic politics. Using tactics developed by the Trade Federation, the Techno Union demanded the right to protect its various members from external attack, and was given license to develop a droid army to defend itself. This military might, coupled with the Techno Union's corporate signatories, made the Techno Union a true force to be reckoned with. The amassed army of the Techno Union was later added to the growing forces of Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems just before the Battle of Geonosis, when Wat Tambor agreed to join the Separatists in the fight against the oppression of the Old Republic. During the height of the Clone Wars, the Techno Union established a secret facility on the planet Nelvaan, where harnessed geothermal energy was used to power the facility. Nelvaanian males were genetically and surgically altered by Skakoan scientists to form a kind of armed slave. The facility was later destroyed by Anakin Skywalker, and the Techno Union representatives were summarily slaughered by the young Jedi and the freed Nelvaanians. Like other supporters of the Separatists, the Techno Union floundered in the wake of the Clone Wars, after Wat Tambor was assassinated on Mustafar by Darth Vader. With the nationalization of many of its corporate signatories by the Empire, the Techno Union ceased to exist early in the era of the New Order.