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Palfinger strengthens Serbia’s industrial manufacturing base amid shifting EU supply chains

Palfinger’s long-standing manufacturing presence in Serbia has quietly evolved into one of the country’s most telling industrial case studies. While often referenced as a successful foreign investor, the company’s Serbian operations increasingly illustrate a deeper shift underway in European manufacturing: from volume-driven outsourcing toward capability-driven, near-source production embedded within EU-aligned supply chains. Palfinger’s Serbian facilities are not simple assembly plants. They form part of an integrated European production system for truck-mounted cranes, lifting solutions, and advanced hydraulic equipment. This matters…