fabrication

The fabrication sector’s hidden risk: Rising electricity prices threaten Serbia’s biggest export engine

Fabrication is widely recognised as one of Serbia’s most dynamic export engines, yet its vulnerability to rising electricity costs is often underestimated. Welded assemblies, steel frames, CNC-machined parts, pipe systems, pressure components and large industrial modules form the backbone of Serbia’s industrial supply chain. These products are shipped daily to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. But their competitiveness is tied to a variable frequently overlooked: electricity. Electricity is the silent enabler of Serbia’s fabrication success. Cutting, bending, milling, turning,…