The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.99 - Manufacture Of Other Special-Purpose Machinery N.E.C.
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 May 2024
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Aerospacelab, a Belgian constructor of sattelites has announced it has started the construction of a new facility in Charleroi. The facility will be the biggest of its kind in Europe, estimated to construct approximately 500 sattelites every year. The facility will be finished by 2026 and will employ approximately 500 people. The company is seen as an up-and-coming player within the sector, last month in April it acquired the Belgian company Amos, a world leading producer of space telescopes.
Eurofound (2024), Aerospacelab, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 201192, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201192.
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