Rheinmetall Starts Building $346M Artillery Ammunition Plant in Lithuania

Rheinmetall Starts Building $346M Artillery Ammunition Plant in Lithuania

Rheinmetall's chairman addresses the delay in Ukrainian plant construction.

Chairman of Rheinmetall AG Armin Papperger has shared that the delay is attributed to Ukrainian partners opting for a new site, with Rheinmetall anticipating that operations will commence within one year of completion. “Regrettably, the establishment of the ammunition facility in Ukraine is behind schedule. The plant was expected to be operational already; however, the location change requested by Ukraine has contributed to the delay”, Papperger…