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.
Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defence manufacturer, has announced that it will create more than 9,000 new jobs worldwide by 2028. It includes 500 in Germany, 450 in the United States, 400 in the United Kingdom, and 240 in Hungary.
The company expects to advertise around 8,000 jobs worldwide in 2025. Rheinmetall plans to increase its global workforce from around 30,600 employees to 40,000 by 2028, representing a 30% rise. Rheinmetall is actively recruiting workers made redundant in the automotive industry and other large sectors, seeking engineers, software developers, project managers, and skilled industrial workers. The measure is driven by growing demand for military equipment in Europe following the war in Ukraine.
Founded in 1889, Rheinmetall operates globally in defence and automotive technologies.
In 2025, the company announced plans to create 500 new jobs at its new artillery ammunition plant in Germany by the end of 2027 Rheinmetall 2025-DE .
Eurofound (2025), Rheinmetall , Business expansion in World, factsheet number 204066, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204066.
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