Dear friends from Germany, Saxony, the business community, our Estonian partners,
It’s great to be here for the opening of this new Skeleton Technologies plant. This is a proud day for Estonia, for Germany, and for Europe.
Skeleton’s story is simple – bold vision, technological innovation, and a team that does not give up. Much like Estonia.
Over the past years, Skeleton has grown into a global leader in high-capacity, fast-charging energy storage.
This more than 200 million euros investment is the largest industrial investment an Estonian company has ever made in Germany.
My congratulations to the founders, engineers, and the whole team. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
A sincere thank you to Germany and Saxony.
Your financial and strategic support, including through the EUBatIn program, made this possible.
Saxony saw early the value of new technologies. That forward-looking approach is the reason this factory stands here today.
Saxony is now one of Europe’s leading regions in innovation and microelectronics. This is a place where advanced industry can grow and scale.
It also makes Europe stronger, by boosting our industrial competitiveness and making our supply chains more resilient.
And there is something more. Skeleton’s technology is fully European. No strategic dependency. This is what European strategic autonomy looks like in practice.
Energy resilience and computing power are the new frontiers of sovereignty. Skeleton helps Europe lead in both.
Europe cannot only adopt technologies made elsewhere. We need to create and lead them.
In a world that gets more unpredictable every year, Europe must innovate fast and produce what it needs. This work here in Saxony does exactly that.
Germany is Estonia’s fourth-largest trading partner.
The state of Saxony has long been a valued partner. Our cooperation on e-services and digital solutions works well.
Several Estonian IT companies are already part of your diverse and innovative technology sector. Our business communities are working to deepen this cooperation and moving together into new fields, including defence.
Our universities are close partners too. Tallinn University of Technology cooperates with ten German universities, including the Technical University of Dresden.
We are building strong links from engineering and IT to business administration. These links grow talent and innovation on both sides.
I also want to recognise two key partners behind Skeleton’s success – Siemens and Marubeni. Estonia values both.
Their commitment and technological strength from Germany and Japan show what we can build together.
It is a clear example of strong cooperation between Estonia, Germany, and Japan. It is combining our knowledge and development into something globally competitive.
And yes, something important is changing. For a long time, Germany invested in Estonia. Now Estonia is investing in Germany.
This is a real two-way street. A sign of trust and shared ambition. Germany’s industrial strength meets Estonian digital speed.
Let this new factory stand as a symbol of what we can achieve together.
This is the beginning of even deeper cooperation in IT, green innovation, defence, and advanced industry. The road ahead is full of opportunity.
Congratulations to Skeleton Technologies, to Germany and Saxony, and to Estonia.
I wish this plant great success and many productive years ahead!
