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.
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
7 July 2025
Foreseen end date
1 July 2035
Description
The French company Fives Nordon ACPP, considered a flagship industrial manufacturer of nuclear equipment, plans to create more than 100 jobs over the next five years. The company has begun a renaissance with a major contract for the creation of 6 EPR2 reactors with EDF, the French national electricity company. The contract includes €15 million investment program, including €6.5 million for the expansion and modernisation of the site. The company owns a 40,000 m2 site, including 8,000 m2 of workshops and has invested in digital modernisation to meet the needs of the nuclear sector.
Eurofound (2025), Fives Nordon ACPP, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 203041, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203041.
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