US EditionNATO member Romania signs agreement with Germany’s Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder plant
- On Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, NATO member Romania signed an agreement with German defense company Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder factory in central Romania at a joint event in Bucharest.
- Since Russia's 2022 invasion, Romania has deepened its NATO role as Europe races to rearm amid an increasingly provocative Russia.
- Construction is slated to begin in 2026 and the 535 million-euro plant in Victoria, Brasov County will take three years, with Romania seeking financing through the European SAFE mechanism.
- The deal positions Romania to be an integral part of the NATO ecosystem, strengthening its strategic role in allied defense plans as Ilie Bolojan, Romanian Prime Minister, hailed its potential in Southeast Europe.
- Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger noted the ammunition powder is needed worldwide and especially in Europe, while Romania has donated a Patriot missile system to Ukraine and opened an international training hub for F-16 pilots.
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Romania, by the Romanian state, and the German company Rheinmetall have signed the agreement to build a mining factory in Victoria, in Brašov's judgment, announced the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Enterprise and Tourism (MEDAT). The investment is estimated at about EUR 500 million and will create about 700 jobs.
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NATO member Romania signs agreement with Germany’s Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder plant
NATO member Romania has signed an agreement with Germany’s defense company Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder factory in central Romania, as Europe races to rearm itself in the face of an increasingly provocative Russia.
NATO member Romania signed a deal with German defense company Rheinmetall on October 3 to build a gunpowder factory in central Romania, as Europe seeks to rearm in the face of an increasingly provocative Russia. After signing the agreement, Prime Minister Ilie Bologian praised the plan to build a joint venture between the Romanian state and Europe’s largest arms manufacturer. He said construction of the 535 million euro factory in the town of Vi…
The government signed an agreement to build the factory with the German giant Rheinmetall.
The investment will create hundreds of jobs and meet the goal of producing 20,000 tons of gunpowder by the end of the decade.
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