# Safran inaugurates Safran Blades plant in Marchin, Belgium

Safran inaugurated Safran Blades, a new EUR 108 million plant in Marchin, Belgium, to produce titanium compressor blades for aircraft engines. The plant will produce 700,000 blades per year by 2026 and employ 150 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-06-03
- Where: Marchin, Province of Liège, Belgium
- Value: $120.0M (108.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 700,000 titanium blades per year
- Products: titanium compressor blades for aircraft engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md)
- [Safran Aero Boosters](https://endata.com/companies/10024.md) (partner)
- [Wallonie Entreprendre](https://endata.com/companies/14127.md) (investor)
- [Belgian Federal Holding and Investment](https://endata.com/companies/14311.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/safran-belgian-federation-and-walloon-region-are-inaugurating-new-plant-will-make-compressor-blades-2025-06-03), 2025-06-03: "Today, with Safran Blades, we are doing much more than just inaugurating a factory."

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