Global electrification is the main driver of business for the family-owned company DEHN. The expansion of renewable energies, the growing share of electric vehicles, the necessary infrastructure, data centres and much more require products and solutions from the specialist for lightning protection, surge protection and safety equipment. The new production site in Piteşti, Romania, expands capacities for customers in Europe. The plant fits seamlessly into the company's existing global production network. "Piteşti gives us the flexibility we need to supply our customers in Europe even better," says Dr Philipp Dehn, CEO DEHN SE. "The plant underscores our internationalisation efforts and creates future-proof jobs in the greater Bucharest area."
Greater manufacturing capacity for European markets: DEHN breaks ground for production in Romania
To meet the anticipated global market demand, the company recently opened additional production sites in Mühlhausen (Germany) and Mooresville (North Carolina, USA). As the existing capacities in Germany will soon reach their limits, DEHN is now pushing ahead with the construction of an additional production facility for the European markets. After an intensive search for a location, during which several cities and regions throughout Europe were evaluated, the decision fell in favour of Piteşti, located north-west of the Romanian capital Bucharest. The combination of a well-trained workforce, very good local conditions and sufficient space for the construction project were the key arguments in favour of the new site in the CTPark Piteşti.
DEHN plans to invest around 10 million euros in this Eastern European plant over the coming years. While the production sites in Neumarkt and Mühlhausen will primarily focus on high-volume products and highly automated processes in future, the focus in Romania will be on customised surge protection products in smaller quantities that require a high level of manual production.
The ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of an approximately 10-month construction phase. Start of production with up to 150 employees is scheduled for mid-2026.
Simon Thaler ⎟ Head of Corporate Communications
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