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.
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Loire-Atlantique
Location of affected unit(s)
Nantes
Sector
Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 30.1 - Building of ships and boats 30.13 - Building of military ships and vessels
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 September 2026
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2027
Foreseen end date
31 December 2027
Description
Naval Group, a French defence shipbuilder, is set to create around 200 new jobs at its Nantes site in France. 70 hires have already been completed. Additionally, 100 interns or work-study students have been hired. The growth is driven by a major new contract with Sweden, comprising four frigates, and the ongoing development of France’s next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier.
Naval Group has a total workforce of 16,722 employees, and 400 in Nantes.
An important number of large-scale restructurings have been recorded in the ERM database with the latest in Naval Group 2026 - FR.
Citation
Eurofound (2026), Naval Group, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 301158, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301158.
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