# Safran and MTU invest €40M in Ceramic Coating Center expansion

Safran and MTU Aero Engines are investing €40 million to expand the Ceramic Coating Center (CCC) in Châtellerault, France, which specializes in high-temperature ceramic coatings for aircraft turbine blades. The expansion will double industrial capacity and workforce.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-22
- Where: Châtellerault, France, France
- Value: $42.6M (40.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: doubling industrial capacity
- Products: high-temperature ceramic coatings for aircraft turbine blades
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ceramic Coating Center](https://endata.com/companies/72799.md)
- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md) (investor)
- [MTU Aero Engines](https://endata.com/companies/7225.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [lanouvellerepublique.fr](https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/chatellerault/chatellerault-40-millions-d-euros-investis-au-ceramic-coating-center-de-safran), 2023-09-22: "Quarante millions d’euros sont investis pour l’extension du Ceramic Coating Center"

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