Overview

• The factory is scheduled to enter service in 2030 with capacity ramp-up set to increase global output of carbon brakes by 25% by 2037.
• Guaranteed access to decarbonized power at €55 per megawatt-hour led Safran to choose Ain over competing sites in Oregon and Quebec.
• A combined €31 million in public subsidies from the French state plus the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region will underpin the investment.
• RTE has shortened the grid connection timeline to 45 months, accelerating what usually takes 60 months for new industrial sites.
• The facility will complement existing carbon brake plants in France, the US and Malaysia and is expected to generate around 200 skilled jobs by 2040.