# Safran opens €108M titanium compressor blade plant in Belgium

Safran inaugurated a new titanium compressor blade plant in Marchin, Belgium, representing a €108 million investment. The 10,000m² facility will produce 700,000 titanium compressor blades annually for GE Aerospace's GEnx and CFM International's LEAP engines.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-08-11
- Where: Marchin, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $118.0M (108.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 11 Aug 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 700,000 titanium compressor blades per year
- Products: titanium compressor blades
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md)
- [Safran Aero Boosters](https://endata.com/companies/10024.md) (partner)
- [Wallonie Entreprendre](https://endata.com/companies/14127.md) (investor)
- [Belgian Federal Holding and Investment](https://endata.com/companies/14311.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [metalnomist.com](https://www.metalnomist.com/2025/08/safran-opens-titanium-compressor-blade.html), 2025-08-11: "Safran has inaugurated a new titanium compressor blade plant in Marchin, Belgium, to reinforce its engine supply chain resilience."

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