The new line will be designed for the production of Heavy-Duty Champion HD-EFB batteries for heavy vehicles and AGM (absorbent glass mat) batteries for start-stop cars, the company said in a press release.
The HD-EFB batteries, developed by Rombat, are suitable for both Euro 5/6 trucks and heavy vehicles with high power requirements, with high vibration resistance and ten times more charge cycles than conventional batteries at 17.5% continuous discharge, according to company representatives.
Rombat intends to direct part of this year’s planned investment towards two photovoltaic parks. The first of them, with a capacity of 4.2 MW, is to be co-financed by funds made available through the National Recovery and Resilience Program (NRRP). The project is currently under review and implementation is expected to start later this year.
The second photovoltaic park, with a capacity of 1 MW, will operate in Copsa Mica, where the company operates Rebat, its own used battery recycling center. At the same time, Rombat will also invest in the acquisition of an oxygen production plant, which will also operate at the Copsa Mica facility.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)