# Safran Aircraft Engines expands Le Creusot facility for Rafale engine parts

Safran Aircraft Engines announced a €70 million expansion of its Le Creusot facility to add production lines for complex rotating parts for M88 and GE90 engines. The 9,000 sq.m expansion will increase workforce from 200 to 300 by 2032 and is scheduled to be operational in 2029.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-01-28
- Where: Le Creusot, France
- Value: $73.0M (70.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 9,000 sq.m expansion
- Products: low-pressure turbine disks, complex rotating parts for M88 and GE90 engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran Aircraft Engines](https://endata.com/companies/3665.md)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/safran-expands-operations-creusot-manufacture-complex-parts-rafale-engines-2026-01-28), 2026-01-28: "We're proud to announce the expansion of our Le Creusot site, which reflects our ambition to strengthen our internal supply chain to support growth in our business."
- [avitrader.com](https://avitrader.com/2026/01/29/safran-to-invest-e70m-in-le-creusot-facility/), 2026-01-29: "Claude Quillien, Vice President of Industrial Operations and Supply Chain at Safran Aircraft Engines, said the expansion reflected the company’s ambition to strengthen its internal supply chain in support of business growth."
- [france3-regions.franceinfo.fr](https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/saone-et-loire/le-creusot/rearmement-grosse-commande-pour-les-avions-rafale-le-site-du-creusot-rafle-la-mise-3290445.html), 2026-01-29: "Safran Aircraft Engines a annoncé un important projet d’extension de son site industriel du Creusot."
- [defence-industry.eu](https://defence-industry.eu/safran-to-invest-e70-million-to-expand-le-creusot-plant-for-rafale-and-boeing-engine-parts-manufacturing/), 2026-02-01: "We're proud to announce the expansion of our Le Creusot site, which reflects our ambition to strengthen our internal supply chain to support growth in our business."

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