- Nammo, one of Europe's largest ammunition manufacturers, is facing a hurdle to the expansion of its largest factory due to a new data centre for TikTok using up all the spare electricity in the area.
- The data centre is located in Hamar, 25km to the east of Raufoss, where Nammo's factory is based.
- The ammunition industry needs to invest €2bn in new factories just to keep up with the demand from Ukraine, let alone other European countries.
- Experts predict fights over which industries get priority access to electricity grids are likely to increase across Europe.
- Governments need to set priorities over which industries receive special access to energy, warns Nammo's CEO.
European ammunition maker says plant expansion hit by energy-guzzling TikTok site
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Richard Milne
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