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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.30 - Manufacture Of Air And Spacecraft And Related Machinery
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 June 2024
Employment effect (start)
10 June 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Mercachrome, a French engineering company specializing in the manufacturing of aerospace parts, is set to hire 400 workers in France. This recruitment drive comes in response to increased demand from Airbus, which is currently producing at record levels in the history of aviation. However, this surge in production is creating challenges for manufacturers like Mecachrome, who are still dealing with the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous internal restructurings and a delocalization were recorded in the ERM database, with 100 job cuts in 2020Mecachrome 2020 - FR and 180 job cuts in 2016Mecachrome 2016 - FR.
Eurofound (2024), Mecachrome, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 201775, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201775.
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