HAWE Hydraulik strengthens Klaipėda FEZ position in strategic areas

The industrial company HAWE Hydraulik has officially opened its Lithuania plant in the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone (FEZ). The new facility produces solutions for the wind energy sector, with its main mission being to serve strategically important customers across Europe. HAWE’s arrival adds to the international business community in the Klaipėda FEZ and strengthens the region’s position in high-value manufacturing and renewable energy supply chains.

The official opening ceremony was attended by global and local executives from the company, representatives of the city of Klaipėda, the Klaipėda FEZ, Invest Lithuania, project partners and employees.

HAWE Lithuania’s CEO Maximilian Röring emphasized that the new Klaipėda facility is part of the company’s long-term development and is expected to strengthen HAWE’s international manufacturing network. According to him, Lithuania was chosen for the investment because of its skilled workforce, favorable business environment and close links to European markets.

“Today is an important day for HAWE. We are not only opening a new plant – we are celebrating the beginning of a new chapter for our company and an investment in the future. But what impresses me most is not the building itself or its square meters, but the people who made all this happen,” said Röring.

The new HAWE facility occupies approximately 5,000 square meters of production space and almost 500 square meters of office space. One of the plant’s key tasks is to assemble hydraulic systems for the wind energy industry.

According to Röring, the Lithuanian team played a particularly important role in establishing the new facility. At the initial stage, just eight employees had to acquire the necessary skills, prepare for production and meet the quality requirements set by customers within a short period of time.

Bringing more than capital and technology

According to Eimantas Kiudulas, CEO of the Klaipėda FEZ, HAWE’s arrival is important not only because of the new production capacity and jobs it creates.

“When we planned our third FlexStart building, we deliberately decided to raise the quality bar – to invest more and create space tailored to clients with high requirements. Today, we are very happy with that decision because we welcomed HAWE – a company that brings not only capital and technology to Klaipėda, but also new values,” said Kiudulas.

HAWE joins the international business community of the Klaipėda FEZ, which is home to more than 100 companies with investors from 17 countries and more than 5,000 people working across the zone. Having successfully filled its third FlexStart building, Klaipėda FEZ has already started construction of FlexStart 04, a production and administrative facility designed to be adapted exceptionally quickly to investors’ needs.

The city sees long-term value

Klaipėda Vice Mayor Algirdas Kamarauskas emphasized that every new international investment is a sign of confidence in the city, while the HAWE project is also important because of its links to renewable energy.

“Every new investment, every new plant and every new job shows that Klaipėda is a city that people trust and where they see prospects for the future. It is particularly encouraging that the production being developed here is connected to one of the key industries of the future – renewable energy,” said A. Kamarauskas.

Elijus Čivilis, CEO of Invest Lithuania, linked HAWE’s arrival to the broader prospects for industrial cooperation between Klaipėda and Germany.

“This is a major event not only for the company, but also for Klaipėda. Many years ago, people in Munich came together and the idea for this company was born. Today, Munich is symbolically meeting Klaipėda. I believe this meeting can lead to many more positive developments,” said E. Čivilis.

HAWE sees its Klaipėda facility as a long-term investment in its global manufacturing network, strengthening competitiveness and customer proximity in Europe.