Estonia Signs Contract with the First Manufacturer of the Future Defence Industry Park

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) and the company Nitrotol OÜ have signed a contract for the production of military explosives and ammunition, including mines and charges, in the defence industry park to be established in Ermistu, Pärnu County.

Deputy Director General of ECDI Asko Kivinuk thanked the company for the good and smooth cooperation. “Nitrotol OÜ has already started production in Ämari, and the first deliveries to the Estonian Defence Forces will arrive from there soon. The experience gained in Ämari will certainly help ensure that the new and larger production unit is completed smoothly and as quickly as possible,” said Kivinuk. “At the same time, I would like to thank ECDI’s partner notary office for their utmost precision and thoroughness in preparing such complex contracts,” he added.

In the first phase, four companies will be able to establish their factories in the defence industry park being developed in Ermistu, Pärnu County: Nitrotol OÜ, Frankenburg Technologies OÜ, Infinitum Strike OÜ, and Thor Industries Ltd via its Estonia-registered subsidiary Odin Defence OÜ.

Production activities in Ermistu are planned to begin in 2027.

Nitrotol OÜ will produce mines and charges, Odin Defence OÜ plastic explosives, Frankenburg Technologies OÜ will establish a factory complex for the production of short-range air defence missiles, and Infinitum Strike OÜ will manufacture ammunition components.

Agreements with additional companies are expected to be concluded in the near future.