Rheinmetall announced on 10 December 2025 its takeover of Muni Berka: a Germany company specialising in the field of ammunition disassembly and storage.
The aim of the now contractually agreed takeover is to significantly increase the Rheinmetall’s own storage capacities, which have become necessary due to the considerable growth in the group’s production of ammunition and components. Rheinmetall plans to produce up to 1.5 million artillery projectiles per year by the end of 2030.
The acquisition also expands Rheinmetall’s network to gain capacities for the disposal and recycling of explosives, as well as further research and development expertise in the field of explosives, fuzes and pyrotechnics.
In acquiring Muni berka Rheinmetall significantly increases its storage capacity for raw materials, such as explosives, as well as for projectiles, fuzes, primers and propellant modules (collectively referred to as a ‘full shot’). The acquisition enables Rheinmetall immediately to permanently store more than one million 155 mm projectiles or 500,000 155 mm full shots. This increase is particularly necessary in connection with the new production site in Lower-Saxony at the Unterlüß site, where up to 350,000 artillery shells per year will be produced in future.
The strategic intention is also to be able to fulfill the requirements for security of supply of ammunition in Germany.
The purchase price of the acquisition has not been released. Meanwhile, the transaction is still subject to the usual regulatory approvals.
Muni Berka is based in Dietersdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, but also has a location in Ochtrup (North Rhine-Westphalia). The existing infrastructure enables Rheinmetall to have direct access to the acquired capacities without any loss of time or further follow-on investments.
“With Ochtrup as a large site in North Rhine-Westphalia and another factory in Germany, the acquired sites of Muni Berka fit seamlessly into Rheinmetall’s production network,” the company stated. “Even production from Spain can be stored here.
Since acquiring Expal Munitions in August 2023, Rheinmetall has seven operational sites in Spain.
Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, was quoted by the company as stating, “In order to secure Germany’s strategic sovereignty in the field of ammunition production, we are creating a national production site in Unterlüß, Lower-Saxony, which will primarily ensure the supply of the Bundeswehr. By significantly expanding the necessary storage capacities, we are once again investing in the security and defence capabilities of our country and our partner countries.”
