# Arabelle Solutions to build €100M heat exchanger factory in Chalon-sur-Saône, France

EDF subsidiary Arabelle Solutions will invest nearly €100 million to build a 20,000m² factory in Chalon-sur-Saône, France, to manufacture heat exchangers for EPR2 nuclear reactors. The factory will create about 160 local jobs by 2030, with first equipment manufacturing scheduled to begin in 2030.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-04-26
- Where: Chalon-sur-Saône, France, France
- Value: $110.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 160
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: sufficient to supply equipment for one nuclear power plant per year
- Products: heat exchangers, moisture separator reheaters, high-pressure heaters, low-pressure heaters
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Arabelle Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/13557.md)
- [EDF](https://endata.com/companies/771.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [edf.fr](https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/dedicated-sections/journalists/all-press-releases/edf-subsidiary-arabelle-solutions-to-build-a-new-heat-exchanger-factory-in-france), 2026-04-26: "EDF announces an investment of nearly €100 million by its subsidiary Arabelle Solutions to build a new 20,000m² factory in Chalon-sur-Saône (France)."

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