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Growth 50Transformation 50Decline 47
Key figures
+3,780new jobs announcedfrom 14 reports · since Feb 2026
19,743affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 40 reports · since Mar 2025
Largest expansions
- Niedax opens technology campus in Rahms, up to 500 jobs planned+500 New jobs ·
- ebm-papst opens new plant in Oradea with 500 planned jobs+500 New jobs ·
- Hennig to build power-systems plant in Figueira da Foz, 452 jobs+452 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- Siemens to cut 5,600 jobs at Digital Industries5,600 Affected staff ·
- Ex-Ilva suppliers start cutting 2,500 jobs in Taranto2,500 Affected staff ·
- MAN to cut 2,300 jobs in Munich, Salzgitter and Nuremberg2,300 Affected staff ·
Countries
| Country | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 50 | +628 | 13,504 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 16 | — | 2,680 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 11 | — | 44 |
| 🇺🇸 USA | 10 | — | — |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 9 | — | — |
Follow-up
Followed up: 13 of 14 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 5, realised: 2, scaled back: 2.
Relocated abroad, to: 🇮🇳 India, 🇹🇭 Thailand.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Vertiv to expand Letterkenny plant, adding 300 jobsNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Report: Schneider Electric puts 110 jobs at risk in Marktheidenfeld and LahrNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Report: Madison Air to acquire fan maker ebm-papstNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Deutz to acquire defence maker FFG for €1.6bnNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- EU Commission clears Bain Capital's purchase of EverllenceNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Concrete mixing plant maker Kaiser in Deutschfeistritz goes bankrupt, 44 jobs hit · Closures · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Damen to cut around 225 jobs in the Netherlands · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Endúr buys steel contractor Notech via BMO for NOK 120m · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- SGL Carbon sells former US carbon fibre site Moses Lake for USD 70m · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / USA
- Girbau to acquire German garment-finishing specialist Fintec · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / Germany
- NKT completes expansion of Esposende cable plant, 150 new jobs · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Metso to acquire Brazilian bronze parts maker Italbronze · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland / Brazil
- Red Cat bids €39 per share for Steyr Motors · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / Austria
- Inission to acquire electronics maker Bavaria Digital Technik · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Germany
- Mutares completes purchase of Steinmüller Engineering from IHI · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Japan
- Daktronics to close Ennistymon plant with over 100 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Doppelmayr to expand Wolfurt plant for around €200m · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Dacke Industri acquires 80% of Inlead Automation · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Preis Sevnica invests €32m in new factory · Expansions · 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Axioma Metering builds €30m meter plant in Paredes · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Bulmarket invests €60m in wagon and locomotive works in Ruse · Expansions · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Transilvania Investments sells Independența Sibiu and Mecanica Codlea · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Swiss Steel announces further job cuts in Germany · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Bull doubles capacity with new production building in Angers · Expansions · 🇫🇷 France
- Litilit builds femtosecond laser factory in Vilnius for about €6m · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- GESCO to acquire Baden-Baden machine builder ARKU · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Systemair plans to close Waalwijk plant · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Agfa and Siris to combine digital printing with EFI in joint venture · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Vereinigte Staaten
- 21 Invest takes majority stake in Spanish toolmaker Celesa · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain / Italy
- HUBER+SUHNER to acquire Motion Applied's Connected Intelligence business · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / United Kingdom
- IWT Pharma opens €15m expansion in Casale Litta · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- AmbaFlex to invest up to €30m in new plant in Jucu · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Polish track-system maker TINES Rail joins Track Tec Group · Mergers · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Report: MSC in talks over state stake in Meyer Werft · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Report: MAG IAS to shut Rottenburg site, affecting 85 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Report: Schneider Electric puts 110 jobs at risk in Marktheidenfeld and Lahr · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Report: Whirlpool considers closing its Fabriano site · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- U.S. Steel Košice invests €900m in electric arc furnace · Expansions · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Vossloh acquires Australian rail inspection specialist RTI · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Australia
- Siemens Mobility builds rail service centre in Gądki near Poznań · Expansions · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Milan court forces shutdown of Taranto steelworks' hot area · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Megasa to invest over €300m in solar plants at Seixal and Maia · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- CK Partners to end Ulefoss casting output, cutting 114 jobs · Closures · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Prinz-Mayweg group gets protective shield, hitting 310 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Ex-Ilva suppliers start cutting 2,500 jobs in Taranto · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Veritas Capital to pay 940p per share for Bodycote · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Railpool merges KTG workshop in Duisburg with Lokservice in Hamburg · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Sibanye-Stillwater considers closing Sandouville refinery, 106 jobs · Closures · 🇫🇷 France
- Minth starts series production of humanoid robots in Šabac · Expansions · 🇷🇸 Serbia
- NTT and Jernhusen to build wheelset-turning hall at Gothenburg depot · Expansions · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Beijer Ref buys 90% of Lithuanian maker Refra · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Lithuania
- Report: Madison Air to acquire fan maker ebm-papst · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / Germany
- Nowomag to liquidate 50-year-old Nowy Sącz plant, 150 jobs · Closures · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Stadler to invest CHF 33m in Biel steel foundry · Expansions · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- EU Commission clears Bain Capital's purchase of Everllence · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / USA
- Vossloh completes takeover of LiDAR specialist Cordel · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / United Kingdom
- Vertiv to expand Letterkenny plant, adding 300 jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Hitachi Rail invests EUR 7m in Arnstadt signalling site · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- SRI Global expresses interest in shipbuilder The Italian Sea Group · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Prysmian to acquire US firm Atkore for $95 per share · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy / USA
- Groupe Aurige acquires metalwork firms Verre & Métal and HEFI · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France
- Insolvent Kauno staklės dismisses all 126 employees · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Red Cat withdraws preliminary offer for Steyr Motors · Mergers · 🇦🇹 Austria / USA
- SSi group in Dordrecht declared insolvent, 37 jobs lost · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Knorr-Bremse sells HVAC business Merak to OpenGate Capital · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Spain
- Nlcomp opens first composite-materials plant in Monfalcone · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- dormakaba opens new training centre in Ennepetal for over €10m · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Valmet reviews split into two listed companies · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland
- Jainaga-led investor group bids €10 per share for Azkoyen · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Dongo Casting closes plant for good, cutting 60 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Hennig to build power-systems plant in Figueira da Foz, 452 jobs · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- DEHN opens first Romanian factory in Pitești, up to 150 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Dürr to cut 500 jobs worldwide at subsidiary BBS Automation · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- VALETTA expands Linz production site for €7m · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Aluminium Rheinfelden to wind down, affecting 185 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Coperion to close Ferrara site, affecting all 80 jobs · Closures · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Barona withdraws up to 81 agency workers from Škoda Transtech plant · Layoffs · 🇫🇮 Finland
- Kyowa Europe opens new production site in Sofia for €6m · Expansions · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- ABB agrees to acquire Rotork for around $5.5bn · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / United Kingdom
- SGB-ALFA inaugurates Botoșani transformer plant, 200 jobs by 2027 · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- 3i Technologies to build Sully-sur-Loire plant, 150 jobs by 2027 · Expansions · 🇫🇷 France
- PZL Mielec starts production of S-70 Firehawk firefighting helicopter · Expansions · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Burckhardt Compression completes Fornovo Gas acquisition · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / Italy
- Aalcon of Aalen shuts down, cutting 55 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Zetor moves tractor output from Brno to India, cutting 33 jobs · Closures · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Printer Aubin cuts 20 jobs in Ligugé · Layoffs · 🇫🇷 France
- Alstom moves into new Salzgitter logistics hall, Garbe invests EUR 40m · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Deutz to acquire defence maker FFG for €1.6bn · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Salzgitter takes over HKM, cutting workforce to 1,000 jobs · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Brass mill Dziedzice to cut up to 150 jobs in Poland · Layoffs · 🇵🇱 Poland
- FAMUR cuts 189 jobs in Gorlice and ends Nowomag production · Layoffs · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Slovakia and Slovalco secure restart of aluminium smelter in Žiar nad Hronom · Expansions · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- AMiT Transportation acquires on-board electronics firm GERSYS · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Vossloh and Futrifer set up rail maintenance joint venture in Morocco · Mergers · 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Indorama Ventures to close Steinfort plant, affecting 100 jobs · Closures · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- Alstom lays foundation stone for Matosinhos train plant, 300 jobs · Expansions · 🇵🇹 Portugal
- PJ Monitoring opens new production hall in Graz · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Siemens Mobility opens Rail Service Center in Munich-Allach · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- SIJ to cut about 300 jobs, mostly through attrition · Layoffs · 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Porterbrook opens electrified test track at Long Marston · Expansions · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- ROGESA plans scrap processing plant in Dillingen/Saar for green steel · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Stadler opens customer acceptance centre in Hennigsdorf, 128 jobs · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Legrand to close four French plants, affecting 178 jobs · Closures · 🇫🇷 France
- Triton to acquire drive technology maker Flender from Carlyle · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- ebm-papst opens new plant in Oradea with 500 planned jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Siempelkamp to cut up to 129 jobs at its Zweibrücken site · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Foxconn to invest €120m in AI server line in Angers · Expansions · 🇫🇷 France
- Road builder Autotehnorom dismisses 150 of 170 employees · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Škoda Transtech plans to cut up to 200 jobs at Otanmäki plant · Layoffs · 🇫🇮 Finland
- Vossloh opens Sannahed switch plant with capacity of 900 a year · Expansions · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 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
- Končar to invest €260m in transformer plant with Siemens Energy · Expansions · 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Tenaris to acquire Romanian pipe maker Artrom Steel Tubes · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Festo to cut 1,300 jobs in Germany · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Gühring cuts 300 jobs at its main Albstadt plant · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Damen Shipyards Mangalia lays off all 1,011 employees · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- TE Connectivity to cut 630 jobs at its Speyer site · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Kone to buy lift maker TK Elevator for €29.4bn · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland / Germany
- Zenica steelworks shuts blast furnace and steelmaking, insolvency opened · Closures · Bosnien und Herzegowina
- Hexagon completes acquisition of Waygate Technologies from Baker Hughes · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / USA
- Stadler opens maintenance hall in Obersiebenbrunn near Vienna · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- GBM Gleisbaumechanik buys site with two halls in Kirchmöser · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Hitachi Rail agrees to acquire US transit-tech firm Clever Devices · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA
- Talgo invests €90m in two plants and plans 200 new jobs · Expansions · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Siemens Mobility to get new assembly hall at logport I in Duisburg · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- FS Italiane completes EUR 150m takeover of Titagarh Firema unit in Caserta · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Elhim-Iskra halts production in Pazardzhik, about 200 redundancies · Closures · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- CAF starts building rail maintenance depot in Neubeckum · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Rolls-Royce Power Systems expands plants, new factory in Friedrichshafen · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany / USA
- Wabtec completes acquisition of coupler specialist Dellner Couplers · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / Sweden
- Niedax opens technology campus in Rahms, up to 500 jobs planned · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Kiepe Electric hands trolleybus business to Carrosserie Hess · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Switzerland
- Cornelius Electronics to invest EUR 5m in new halls at Edineț, Moldova · Expansions · 🇲🇩 Moldova
- BSH to close its Nauen and Bretten plants by 2028 · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Railcare acquires rights to Traversteknik radio control system · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Bernina weighs shifting output to Thailand, risking up to 40 jobs · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Vossloh acquires Swedish track-tamping firm Nordic Tamping Service · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Sweden
- Knorr-Bremse completes purchase of Swiss electronics firm Duagon · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Switzerland
2025
- Sidenor-led consortium takes 29.78% of Talgo for €156.7m · Mergers · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Siemens Mobility and Railpool plan locomotive service centre in Verona · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Corvaglia sells its closures production, affecting 31 jobs · Closures · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- MAN to cut 2,300 jobs in Munich, Salzgitter and Nuremberg · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- MAN to cut over 1,300 jobs, around 700 in Munich · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Boom Software and PJ Messtechnik form INFRATRACK rail-testing venture · Mergers · 🇦🇹 Austria
- TSA starts building EUR 9.5m punching centre in Wiener Neudorf · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Knorr-Bremse opens modernised Mödling plant after EUR 30m investment · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- EUCO Rail opens components centre in Gersthofen near Augsburg · Expansions · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Capcellence takes majority stake in lifting-technology maker Autolift · Mergers · 🇦🇹 Austria / Germany
- Vossloh completes takeover of concrete sleeper maker Sateba · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / France
- Siemens to cut 5,600 jobs at Digital Industries · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany