November 7, 2025: Greece-based battery manufacturer the Sunlight Group has launched operations at its €21 million ($24 million) logistics center in Xanthi to underpin its expanding operations in European and international markets.

Sunlight said on November 3 the move underscored the importance of the 16,000m2 site, in north-eastern Greece, where the firm announced a €50 million expansion of its lead and lithium battery manufacturing units in 2021.

At the heart of the site’s operations are a myriad of advanced technologies in automation, robotics, warehouse management systems and AI, which Sunlight said are powering its global supply chain.

Antonis Theologitis, Sunlight’s group operations director, said: “It is an investment that establishes Greece’s role as a central operational hub for the group’s international activities, offering greater flexibility to our fully integrated supply chain.”

Separately, Sunlight confirmed on October 2 that the firm had successfully completed its first group ISO certification audit, marking a key milestone in the company’s commitment to operational excellence and sustainability.

Batteries International reported in 2023 that Sunlight was spinning off its lead recycling operations into a new subsidiary, Sunlight Recycling, to guarantee raw material supplies for lead battery production.

Sunlight CEO Lampros Bisalas said then the move would create one of the largest secondary lead producers in the world, help to expand the Greece-based firm’s collection of used batteries in Europe and America and make its lead battery production operations more competitive.

Last year, the group announced annual financial results showing revenues reached €1,087,7 million ($1,164 million) — an increase from €416.5 million in the previous year and more than €120 million on a like-for-like basis.