Germany’s armaments company Rheinmetall and its Lithuanian partners on November 4 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory worth several hundred million euros near the northern town of Baisogala.
The facility will be built on a 340-hectare site in Kemerai, a village about six kilometres from Baisogala in Radviliskis district. It is expected to produce tens of thousands of 155 mm artillery shells each year.
The project, valued at between 260 million and 300 million euros, is being developed jointly by Rheinmetall and two Lithuanian state-owned companies: Epso-G Invest, a subsidiary of the energy group Epso-G, and Giraites Ginkluotes Gamykla (Giraite Armament Factory, or GGG).
Lithuanian construction firm PST Group has been awarded a 141-million-euro contract to build the plant, which is scheduled for completion until the end of 2026.
Rheinmetall Expal Munitions CEO Jose Manuel Fernandez Bosch said earlier this year that production is expected to begin in early 2027. (LRT)