# Safran builds compressor blade factory in Marchin, Belgium, investing €50M

Safran and local partners have laid the first stone for a new compressor blade manufacturing facility in Marchin, Belgium, with a €50 million investment, supporting Leap turbofan production ramp-up.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-08-28
- Where: Marchin, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $54.5M (50.0M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Products: compressor blades
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/safran-builds-compressor-blade-factory-belgium), 2023-08-29: "Taking place in a context of production ramp-up for the Leap turbofan, and accompanying supply chain challenges, the Aug. 28 event marked a €50 million..."

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