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Growth 43Transformation 48Decline 19Under construction & planned 14
Key figures
+6,240new jobs announcedfrom 5 reports · since Mar 20260.2 per 1,000 in the labour force
5,244affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 15 reports · since Jul 20260.2 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest expansions
- MBDA doubles investment to €5bn, hiring 2,800 in 2026+2,800 New jobs ·
- Silicon Box to invest €3.2bn in first European plant in Novara+1,600 New jobs ·
- GE Aerospace to invest over €110m in European plants, 1,000 new jobs+1,000 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- Ex-Ilva suppliers start cutting 2,500 jobs in Taranto2,500 Affected staff ·
- Electrolux confirms cutting 1,450 jobs at its Italian plants1,450 Affected staff ·
- Pfizer to abandon Catania plant, affecting 370 jobs370 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | 16 | — | 2,680 |
| Energy | 7 | +800 | 131 |
| Pharma | 6 | — | 425 |
| Food | 4 | — | 96 |
| Automotive | 3 | — | — |
Follow-up
Followed up: 4 of 4 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 2.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Tata Motors launches tender offer for Iveco at €14.10 per shareNext milestone: 6 Nov 2026
- ZTE Italia cuts 81 jobs and closes four sitesNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Saipem and Subsea7 to merge as Saipem7Next milestone: 16 Dec 2026
- Webuild to build central section of Genoa's undersea tunnel for €803mNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Silicon Box to invest €3.2bn in first European plant in NovaraNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Brescia-Montichiari airport opens new cargo hall for Amazon · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Report: Michal Strnad offers €30bn for Del Vecchio holding Delfin · Mergers · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic / Italy
- Contship acquires Tarros Group through Sogemar · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Germany
- RFI to activate Giachery–Politeama section of Palermo ring railway · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Maire opens Node research centre in Rome with about €45m investment · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy approves €175m aid decree for hauliers, farmers and fishers · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Advocate General finds EU windfall tax on energy firms lawful · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU-27 / Belgium / Ireland / Italy
- Report: Generative Bionics plans humanoid-robot data factory in Liguria · Digitalization · 🇮🇹 Italy
- European Parliament approves €489m storm aid for four countries · Policy · 🇵🇹 Portugal / Spain / Italy / Malta
- NewCold opens €70m automated cold store in Ferentino · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- 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
- Italgas to acquire indirect 22.5% stake in Portugal's Floene · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Portugal
- Temasek takes 9% stake in Milan-based investor FSI · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Singapore
- UFI Hydrogen inaugurates hydrogen site in Serravalle di Ala · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Eaton to acquire Italy's COL Group for €810m · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- 21 Invest takes majority stake in Spanish toolmaker Celesa · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / Italy
- IWT Pharma opens €15m expansion in Casale Litta · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- ICOP agrees to buy 51% of Ediltunnel · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Mediterra DataCenters to invest over €20m expanding site near Palermo · Digitalization · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Barilla to invest €100m in integrated pasta hub in Foggia · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Silicon Box to invest €3.2bn in first European plant in Novara · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Report: Whirlpool considers closing its Fabriano site · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Recordati to cut 55 jobs at its Campoverde plant in Aprilia · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Eridania to build €15m logistics centre in Russi · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Mahindra unit offers to buy remaining Pininfarina shares · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- TXT e-Solutions to acquire 88% of FMA Investment Holding · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Moncalieri Logistics plans 576MW data centre in Moncalieri · Digitalization · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Allison Transmission to close Sommariva Perno plant, 180 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Irplast inaugurates new €60m extrusion line in Atessa · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- ZTE Italia cuts 81 jobs and closes four sites · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Ericsson cuts 131 jobs at its Erzelli research site in Genoa · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Milan court forces shutdown of Taranto steelworks' hot area · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- M&G and Arini to take control of cartonboard maker Reno de Medici · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Italy
- Bending Spoons to acquire collaboration platform Miro for $1.355bn · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / USA / Netherlands
- Italy extends diesel discount, speeds energy permits by decree · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Greenfield and Finsbury invest €360m in a data centre east of Milan · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Tata Motors launches tender offer for Iveco at €14.10 per share · Mergers · 🇮🇳 India / Italy
- Electrolux confirms cutting 1,450 jobs at its Italian plants · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Ex-Ilva suppliers start cutting 2,500 jobs in Taranto · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Moto Guzzi reopens revamped €50m-plus plant in Mandello del Lario · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Gaggio Tech closes plant near Bologna, cutting 79 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Alfasigma to acquire Netherlands-based Nordic Pharma · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Netherlands
- Giglio cuts 15 jobs and closes two stores in Palermo · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- SRI Global expresses interest in shipbuilder The Italian Sea Group · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy introduces compostability rule for packaging · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy allocates €357.6m to 14 port infrastructure projects · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy declares two €6.8bn data centre projects of strategic interest · Digitalization · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Prysmian to acquire US firm Atkore for $95 per share · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / USA
- Dalli group files takeover of Farmol with Dutch regulator ACM · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy / Netherlands
- Pfizer to abandon Catania plant, affecting 370 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- EU Commission approves €300m Italian aid for hauliers · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Nlcomp opens first composite-materials plant in Monfalcone · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- China puts 14 EU entities on export control list · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy / France / Czech Republic
- Dongo Casting closes plant for good, cutting 60 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy to extend EU escape clause to energy investments · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Nestlé to build €560m Purina wet-food plant in Mantua · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Alfasigma to invest over €40m in Pomezia plant · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Poste Italiane launches tender offer for TIM · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- EU Commission approves Italy's ETS aid expansion to €3.6bn · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Coperion to close Ferrara site, affecting all 80 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- LyondellBasell to close Brindisi plant for good, 80 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Ancarano bridge reopens to two-way traffic, full rebuild to follow · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Turin adds Regina Margherita children's hospital to funding programme · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Emilia-Romagna inaugurates three new PNRR-funded health centres · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- MPS board rejects Intesa Sanpaolo's takeover offer · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy and RFI agree EUR 4bn of extra funding for the rail network · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Turin launches AI Foundry Peano AI computing infrastructure · Digitalization · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Gama to close Ancarano plant for good, affecting all 27 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Stellantis confirms €1bn for Atessa van plant · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Burckhardt Compression completes Fornovo Gas acquisition · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / Italy
- Diageo Italy cuts 96 jobs at its Milan office · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Manucor to invest €66m in Sessa Aurunca plant, adding 40 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- ReneSys Energy to invest €144m in Termoli battery plants, 800 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Pfizer to cut 330 jobs at its Catania site · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Eni Storage Systems breaks ground on battery gigafactory in Brindisi · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy opens first section of the Naples–Bari high-speed railway · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Accenture to acquire Alfahealth and IndX from Engineering · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Ireland
- Bavaria, South Tyrol and Trentino study variable Brenner toll · Policy · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy
- CVC, GBL and partners bid €10.7bn for Recordati · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Siemens Mobility to acquire core businesses of rail-tech group MERMEC · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Italy
- Electrolux plans to cut 1,700 jobs and close its Italian plant · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Electrolux plans to close its Cerreto d'Esi plant · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- RFI commissions ERTMS on the Rome–Florence high-speed line · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- MBDA doubles investment to €5bn, hiring 2,800 in 2026 · Expansions · 🇫🇷 France / United Kingdom / Italy / Germany
- Vinschgau railway resumes service under new electrification · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- GE Aerospace to invest over €110m in European plants, 1,000 new jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy / Poland / Czech Republic / United Kingdom / Romania
- Amplifon to acquire GN Hearing for €2.3bn · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Denmark
- Italy's AGCM makes RFI high-speed slot commitments binding · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- FS Italiane completes EUR 150m takeover of Titagarh Firema unit in Caserta · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- France tables ratification of Cuneo–Breil–Ventimiglia rail deal with Italy · Policy · 🇫🇷 France / Italy
- Italy opens new Malpensa Terminal 2–Gallarate railway link · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Report: Italy to set up state rolling-stock company to buy and lease trains · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
2025
- Ferrovie della Calabria opens narrow-gauge metro in Catanzaro · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- FS and Certares agree joint venture around Trenitalia France · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / Italy
- Rome extends Metro Line C to the Colosseum · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Milan opens new suburban railway line S19 to Albairate · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Siemens Mobility and Railpool plan locomotive service centre in Verona · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Naples opens first section of metropolitan railway Line 7 · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- RFI opens Bicocca–Catenanuova double-track line in Sicily · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy's Court of Auditors blocks Messina bridge decision · Policy · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Milan extends tram line 7 to Adriano-Vipiteno · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- RFI opens four-track Voltri–Sampierdarena line in Genoa · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Pistoia–Montecatini Terme double-tracking enters service · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Rome–Pescara railway: Lunghezza–Bagni di Tivoli double-tracked · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Naples Metro Line 1 extends to Centro Direzionale · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Saipem and Subsea7 to merge as Saipem7 · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / Luxembourg
- Trieste–Opicina tramway reopens after accident closure · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Italy reactivates Cuneo–Saluzzo–Savigliano railway line · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Florence extends tram Line T2 to Piazza San Marco · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
2022
- RFI activates ETCS Level 2 on the Monza–Chiasso line · Infrastructure · 🇮🇹 Italy
2026 · planned
- South Tyrol builds Riggertal loop, Bruneck–Brixen faster from end-2026 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Interporto Bologna to add five tracks to freight terminal by end-2026 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Abbanoa presents renewed Pischinaccia water treatment plant · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
2027 · planned
- RFI tests first section of the Brescia–Verona high-speed line · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- GO modernises GO-1 submarine cable between Malta and Sicily · Under construction & planned · 🇲🇹 Malta / Italy
- Italy delays completion of the Terzo Valico tunnel to 2028 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- RFI upgrades Naples–Foggia railway to high-capacity standard · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
2028 · planned
- Italy builds Battipaglia–Romagnano high-speed rail lot for €2.9bn · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Port of Bari starts construction of new quays worth €39m · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
2029 · planned
- Webuild to build central section of Genoa's undersea tunnel for €803m · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
2030 · planned
- RFI builds high-speed bypass tunnel and new Belfiore station in Florence · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Brescia awards construction contract for new tram line T2 · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Renexia plans floating offshore wind farm Med Wind off Sicily · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy
2033 · planned
- Lyon–Turin base tunnel: 20.5 of 115km of tunnel bores completed · Under construction & planned · 🇮🇹 Italy