Rheinmetall announces construction of a new powder plant in Romania
Rheinmetall will build an artillery powder plant to expand its ammunition production capacity.
This was announced by Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Digi 24 TV channel.
Romania will receive a modern powder plant as part of a project developed jointly with the European Commission and Rheinmetall.
According to Marcel Csolak, the 300-hectare facility will be built near the town of Victoria, Brasov County. The investment is worth EUR 400 million.
The Romanian prime minister noted that Romania already has capacities to produce NATO-standard artillery ammunition, but they are currently insufficient.
Romania’s Minister of Economy Radu Oprea said that Rheinmetall representatives have already arrived in Romania to start construction work on the new plant.
European expansion of Rheinmetall
The large-scale deployment of the German defense giant’s production facilities across Europe is linked to plans to scale up arms production and reach an annual output of more than one million artillery shells by 2027.
According to Armin Papperger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, the company’s new production facilities across Europe, including in Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, and Lithuania, are expected to help the company reach the one million-unit target.
In Ukraine, Rheinmetall plans to build at least four arms manufacturing plants, two of which will produce shells and artillery powders.
The Ukrainian ammunition plant is expected to produce a six-figure number of 155 mm artillery shells per year. The German concern will own 51% of the shares in the joint plant, and the Ukrainian company will own 49%.
It is noted that it will be built on the model of an ammunition plant that Rheinmetall is building in Germany.
In total, Rheinmetall plans to produce up to 700,000 artillery shells and 10,000 tons of gunpowder at its plants in Germany, Spain, Hungary, South Africa and Australia by 2025.
