Stihl to expand its EUR 125 mln battery factory in Romania “at right time”

German gardening equipment manufacturer Stihl plans to further expand its EUR 125 million factory in western Romania and develop the site into a European hub for battery production, Chairman of the Executive Board Michael Traub said on May 20 during the group’s annual financial results press conference. The company inaugurated the facility in Oradea in October 2025 to produce batteries for the European market.

Traub said the Romanian plant has become a strategic production base for the group’s ALLPRO battery system in Europe, while similar production will also be established in the United States and Asia under a “local-for-local” strategy.