Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Sonaca Aerospace Transilvania, a local subsidiary of the Belgian group Sonaca and a manufacturer of components for the aerospace industry, has expanded its production in Moldovenesti (Cluj County). The new facility is a result of the company’s three new contracts with Airbus. Production is expected to double following the €40 million investment. A total of 160 new jobs is expected to be created.
Completed in November 2024 and officially accepted by the authorities in May 2025, the investment involved the construction of a new building with a total area of 14,000 square meters. This new facility will house sheet metal forming and welding processes, including capabilities that meet Airbus specifications and specific standard requirements.
The recruitment process is ongoing and will accelerate next year as production ramps up. The company is hiring support staff and technical specialists to install new equipment and qualify production lines to Airbus standards.
In Romania, Sonaca inaugurated its first plant in 2016, the year in which it began mass production of components for Airbus aircraft. In 2019, it acquired additional equipment to develop its production capacity.
Sonaca Aerospace Transilvania has a workforce of 161 employees.
Eurofound (2025), Sonaca Aerospace Transilvania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 203720, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203720.
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