28 Aug 25. Rheinmetall CEO says new German plant could kick off ‘pan-European defence ecosystem.’ Rheinmetall’s new ammunition plant in northern Germany will be the largest in Europe at full capacity, said CEO Armin Papperger at its opening on Wednesday, and similar factories could be built at a comparable pace in other NATO countries. Those plants could contribute to a “pan-European defence ecosystem”, said Papperger at the event attended by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil. (Source: Reuters)
28 Aug 25. Rheinmetall to build $626m ammunition powder factory in Romania. Romania has signed a framework agreement with German technology and defence specialist Rheinmetall to build a munitions ignition powder factory for 535m euros ($626.3m), the country’s industry ministry said on Wednesday. European states have been boosting arms and munition production capacity since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. (Source: Reuters)