# Safran invests €70M to expand Le Creusot plant for Rafale components

Safran is investing €70 million to expand its Le Creusot site in France to produce components for the Rafale's M88 engine. A 9,000-square-meter extension will be built, with production starting in 2029, creating 100 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-01-01
- Where: Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France
- Value: $75.0M (70.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 to 350 additional parts per year
- Products: turbine disks, rotating parts for M88 engine
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [billetdefrance.fr](https://www.billetdefrance.fr/economie/aeronautique-safran-investit-70-millions-deuros-au-creusot-pour-la-production-de-composants-du-rafale/02/02/2026/), 2026-02-02: "Safran a annoncé un investissement de 70 millions d'euros pour agrandir et transformer son site du Creusot, spécialisé dans l'usinage de pièces tournantes."
- [ici.fr](https://www.ici.fr/emissions/l-invite-d-ici-ici-bourgogne/l-usine-aeronautique-safran-au-creusot-va-agrandir-son-site-et-embaucher-en-2026-8146916), 2026-02-12: "Le site du Creusot a une compétence technique et un savoir-faire reconnu en usinage sur des pièces complexes."
- [radiofrance.fr](https://www.radiofrance.fr/francebleu/podcasts/l-invite-d-ici-ici-bourgogne/l-usine-aeronautique-safran-au-creusot-va-agrandir-son-site-et-embaucher-en-2026-8146916), 2026-02-12: "Le site du Creusot a une compétence technique et un savoir-faire reconnu en usinage sur des pièces complexes."

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