# STIHL inaugurates first battery-exclusive plant in Oradea, Romania

STIHL Group inaugurated its first battery-only production site in Oradea, Romania, with a €125 million investment. The 47,000 sqm facility will produce battery packs and battery-powered tools, creating about 700 jobs by 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-10-16
- Where: Oradea, Romania, Romania
- Value: $136.0M (125.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: 16 Oct 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.8 million battery packs and 1.7 million battery-powered tools per year by 2028
- Products: battery packs, battery-powered tools, blowers, brush cutters, chainsaws
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Stihl](https://endata.com/companies/18755.md)

## Sources

- [corporate.stihl.com](https://corporate.stihl.com/en/press/press-release-company/2025/inauguration-stihl-plant-romania), 2025-10-16: "The investment of 125 million euros marks a major milestone in the company's transformation toward battery technology and strengthens its European manufacturing footprint."

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