# Safran to build €450M carbon brake plant in Plaine de l'Ain, France

Safran announced a new aircraft carbon brake production facility at Plaine de l'Ain Industrial Park near Lyon, France, with an investment of over €450 million. The plant is scheduled to begin operations in 2030 and will create about 100 jobs initially, doubling at full capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-07-31
- Where: Plaine de l'Ain Industrial Park, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Value: $495.0M (450.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25% volume increase by 2037
- Products: aircraft carbon brakes
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/safran-chooses-france-new-carbon-brake-production-facility-2025-07-31), 2025-07-31: "With this new facility, we're strengthening our global leadership in carbon brakes and ensuring our ability to support our customers, against a backdrop of strong air traffic growth."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/safran-picks-france-aerospace-factory-coveted-by-us-canada-2025-07-31/), 2025-07-31: "Safran has picked France as the location for a $500 million carbon brakes factory, beating rival bids from sites in the U.S. and Canada."
- [presse.economie.gouv.fr](https://presse.economie.gouv.fr/eric-lombard-et-marc-ferracci-saluent-lannonce-de-limplantation-de-la-prochaine-usine-de-freins-davions-de-safran-dans-lain-avec-le-soutien-de-letat-francais-et-de-la-region/), 2025-07-31: "Le groupe Safran a annoncé ce jeudi 31 juillet l'implantation de sa 4ème usine de disques de freins aéronautiques en carbone sur la commune de Saint-Vulbas."

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