NewsAug 4, 2026

Czech defence group CSG buys Bautzen site, plans €100M munitions push

What's the deal?

Czechoslovak Group (CSG) , a Prague-based defence company, has acquired the Gnaschwitz site in Germany's Bautzen district from explosives maker Maxam . CSG plans to produce nitroglycerin and related substances there, with ammunition to follow.

The numbers:

The company will invest €100 million in a first step and create up to 125 new jobs at the site.

Who's involved?

CSG is a European defence group employing around 14,000 people. It did not disclose the price paid for the site.

The signal:

The move deepens defence-sector investment in eastern Germany, as European producers expand munitions capacity across the continent.

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Read more: Die Zeit

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