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Growth 10Transformation 25Decline 8Under construction & planned 5
Key figures
+130new jobs announcedfrom 1 report · since Sep 20260 per 1,000 in the labour force
3,204affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 8 reports · since Oct 20250.6 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest job cuts
- GSK to cut up to 1,217 jobs in Belgium1,217 Affected staff ·
- BASF to cut 600 jobs at its Antwerp site600 Affected staff ·
- Clarebout plans to end production at Mouscron 1 plant, 392 jobs affected392 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | 3 | 860 |
| Food | 3 | 392 |
| Automotive | 2 | — |
| Logistics | 2 | — |
| Pharma | 2 | 1,217 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 2 of 2 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 1.
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Open cases
- Agfa and Siris to combine digital printing with EFI in joint ventureNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- SAP to acquire Ghent AI firm TechWolfNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- A.P. Moller Capital to take majority stake in port operator EuroportsNext milestone: 31 Mar 2027
- Switch Datacenters in talks to build data centre worth up to €1bn in Lanaken
- Clarebout plans to end production at Mouscron 1 plant, 392 jobs affected
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Morssinkhof-Rymoplast opens plastics recycling plant in Lommel · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Dumarey Group to acquire Alpine Racing site in Viry-Châtillon · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / France
- Advocate General finds EU windfall tax on energy firms lawful · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU-27 / Belgium / Ireland / Italy
- Covestro to merge polycarbonate lines in Antwerp, up to 260 jobs affected · Layoffs · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- GSK to cut up to 1,217 jobs in Belgium · Layoffs · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Commission selects 46 more strategic raw materials projects · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Bulgaria / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden
- SAP to acquire Ghent AI firm TechWolf · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Germany
- EU pays Belgium €1.2bn and Czechia €309m under SAFE · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Czech Republic
- Commission pays €9.8bn in recovery funds to five countries · Policy · 🇵🇱 Poland / Sweden / Belgium / Estonia / Cyprus
- A.P. Moller Capital to take majority stake in port operator Euroports · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Denmark
- Agfa and Siris to combine digital printing with EFI in joint venture · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Vereinigte Staaten
- Plasman to close Ghent plant, affecting over 300 jobs · Closures · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- DigitalBridge, L&G and TDAM to buy VodafoneZiggo Towers · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Belgium
- iKanbi goes bankrupt, 86 jobs lost in Belgium · Layoffs · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Switch Datacenters in talks to build data centre worth up to €1bn in Lanaken · Digitalization · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Clarebout plans to end production at Mouscron 1 plant, 392 jobs affected · Closures · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Delhaize invests €120m in Zellik distribution hub, 130 new jobs · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- D'Ieteren Automotive plans to cut up to 344 jobs in Belgium · Layoffs · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- JOST Group to acquire freight forwarder CTJ Janssen in Grevenbroich · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Belgium
- ORR approves Virgin Trains' daily Channel Tunnel services from 2030 · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / France / Belgium / Netherlands
- Curium completes acquisition of Belgian firm Abscint · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / Belgium
- Lotus Bakeries adds fourth production hall in Lembeke · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- DP World to build EUR 48 million cold-chain hub in Port of Antwerp · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Ferrero merges Michel & Augustin and Delacre biscuit brands · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / France
- Delen Private Bank to acquire wealth manager Van Lawick · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Netherlands
- Belgium decides to tender passenger rail services in stages · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Volvo Cars secures up to €119m support package for Ghent plant · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Flanders approves Antwerp port expansion adding 7m TEU capacity · Infrastructure · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Beobank launches Beobank Pay payment app with Wero integration · Digitalization · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- FN Browning Group to acquire rifle maker Accuracy International · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / United Kingdom
- European Commission clears SFPIM takeover of rail freight firm Lineas · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Belgium and the Netherlands agree closer rail cooperation · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Netherlands
- Ten countries sign Hamburg Declaration on North Sea power grid · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Norway
- SNCB opens new EUR 47 million maintenance hall in Ostend · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Grottes de Han ends century-old tram service, five dismissals · Closures · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Aequita to acquire SABIC's European petrochemicals business · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Netherlands / United Kingdom / Belgium
2025
- Belgian government approves draft law on rail staff reform · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Commission approves Belgian €61m rescue loan for rail freight firm Lineas · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Infrabel completes ETCS rollout across Belgium's main rail network · Infrastructure · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- ORR approves Virgin Trains' access to Temple Mills depot · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / France / Belgium / Netherlands
- BASF to cut 600 jobs at its Antwerp site · Closures · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Infrabel puts Serpont curve near Libramont into service · Infrastructure · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Liège opens new Tram'Ardent tramway · Infrastructure · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2026 · planned
- Infrabel builds new Braine-Alliance station near Braine-l'Alleud · Under construction & planned · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2027 · planned
- Antwerp reinforces Scheldt quay walls against flooding through 2032 · Under construction & planned · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Charleroi completes light-metro Line M5 to Les Viviers · Under construction & planned · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2028 · planned
- Giga Storage reaches financial close for the Green Turtle battery project · Under construction & planned · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2030 · planned
- Brussels to extend tram line 62 to Zaventem Airport · Under construction & planned · 🇧🇪 Belgium