Who is Hexing Group, and why does it matter that Livoltek is part of it?

When you’re shopping for equipment for your solar power system, you inevitably come across a question that has nothing to do with kWh or conversion efficiency. It’s a simpler and more important question than any technical specification: “Who’s behind this product? And will they still be around in 10 years?” It’s a fair question, because a battery isn’t a TV you replace when you get tired of it. It’s an investment of 13,000–15,000 lei, with a 10-year warranty, installed in your home. If the manufacturer goes out of business, the warranty becomes nothing more than a piece of paper in a drawer. So let’s answer that directly!

Hexing Group: 33 years, 110 countries

Hexing Electrical Co., Ltd. was founded in 1992 in Hangzhou, China. Not as a green energy startup, but as a manufacturer of electrical equipment for utility companies around the world. That is, exactly the kind of company that builds the infrastructure millions of people depend on every day, without even knowing it.

Over its 33 years in business, Hexing has expanded to over 110 countries, with more than 3,000 employees, over 40% of whom are citizens of the countries where the company operates. It is not a company that exports from China and slaps a local label on its products. It is a company that hires locally, manufactures locally, and provides local support.

Since 2016, Hexing has been listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 603556). This means public audits, transparent financial reporting, and a legal obligation to operate in accordance with international corporate governance standards. You can’t “disappear in three years” when you’re listed on a major stock exchange.

What exactly does Hexing produce?

Hexing isn’t just “a battery company.” Its portfolio covers the entire energy ecosystem: When you buy Livoltek equipment, you aren’t buying from a company that only makes batteries or inverters. You’re buying from a group that understands energy from production to consumption, from the meter to the battery, from the grid to the outlet. This understanding of the entire chain is reflected in how the products are designed.

Smart metering – smart meters for electricity, water, and gas, supplied to utilities in dozens of countries. Over 50 million units installed globally.
Distribution automation – systems that make power grids smarter, more stable, and more efficient.
Solar inverters – the LIVOLTEK range of grid-tied and hybrid inverters for residential and commercial installations.
Storage batteries – including the AC-Coupled range now available in Romania.
EV charging stations – solutions for electric vehicles.
Cloud monitoring systems – real-time energy management platforms.

When you buy Livoltek equipment, you’re not buying from a company that just makes batteries or inverters. You’re buying from a group that understands energy from generation to consumption, from the meter to the battery, and from the grid to the outlet. This understanding of the entire chain is reflected in how our products are designed.

Why is the factory in Timișoara important?

Here’s the difference most people don’t know about. Hexing doesn’t just have a two-person sales office and a rented warehouse in Romania. It has a factory. A real factory, spanning 8,000 square meters, in Timișoara Airport Park (Giarmata, Timiș County), in an industrial park that is home to companies such as Continental, Valeo, and Coca-Cola.

The initial investment was 15 million lei. The factory produces smart meters for electricity and water, with operational production lines and orders already fulfilled. It currently has over 70 employees, with plans to triple that number by 2026 and a goal of 200 jobs.

But the smart metering factory isn’t just relevant for meters. It’s relevant for you, as a Livoltek battery owner. Why?

Because a factory in Romania means:

Permanent infrastructure. You can’t “leave Romania” when you have an 8,000-square-meter factory with employees and production lines. It’s a physical anchor, not a verbal commitment.
Parts and equipment warehouse. Local stock, not an order from China with delivery in 8 weeks.
Local technical team. People who speak Romanian, who know the market and local regulations, who answer the phone the same day.
Real service. Equipment replacement within 3 business days from the Timișoara warehouse, not “send the defective product to headquarters.”
24/7 monitoring. The team in Timișoara proactively monitors installed systems, detecting anomalies before you even notice them.

When a manufacturer invests 15 million lei in a production facility, it doesn’t do so to “test the market.” It does so because this market is part of its long-term strategy.

Hexing Europe: not a sales subsidiary, but a regional hub

Hexing Technologies Europe SRL is not a regional office. It is the Hexing Group’s only factory in Europe. All of Europe. And they chose to build it in Romania.

Why Romania? Because the Romanian smart metering market is booming, according to the ANRE 2019-2028 directive, and Romania is aligning with European directives on smart grids (Smart Grid 2.0). Hexing didn’t come to Romania for solar batteries. It came for smart metering, which has been the company’s core business for 33 years. Livoltek batteries are a complementary product, supported by the same infrastructure.

In other words, Hexing does not depend on the battery market to remain in Romania. Even if the energy storage market were to decline, Hexing would still be here, because the smart metering factory serves long-term utility contracts. Your Livoltek battery benefits from the stability of a company that has multiple reasons to stay.

Key Figures

Hexing Group reported a turnover of 15 million euros for its first year of operations in Romania. The local network includes over 22 distribution partners and more than 100 authorized installers, supported by the logistics warehouse and technical center in Timișoara.

The company has also invested in education: the Livoltek lab at the Polytechnic University, where over 2,000 students learn about photovoltaic energy. And it organized Romania’s first concert powered entirely by solar energy, in Cluj, using an in-house developed system that generated energy in real time.

These are not the actions of a company that is “testing the market.” They are the investments of a company that is here for the long haul.

An honest comparison: what Hexing means vs. a traditional importer

When you buy a battery from a brand operating in Romania through an importer, the chain looks like this:

Manufacturer (country of origin) → Romanian Importer (office + warehouse) → Installer → You.

If the importer goes out of business (and a lot can happen during a 10-year warranty), the link between you and the manufacturer is broken. You have to find a contact on your own in a country you may have never even visited.

When you buy Livoltek, the chain looks different:

Hexing Group (global manufacturer) → Hexing Europe / Timișoara Factory (direct subsidiary) → Certified installer → You.

There is no middleman who can “disappear.” Hexing Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hexing Group. The factory is here. The warehouse is here. The support team is here. Nothing depends on a commercial partnership with a third party.

“But it’s a Chinese company…”

Yes, Hexing was founded in China. And it’s listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. And a significant portion of Livoltek’s components are supplied by renowned international manufacturers in Germany, Japan, and the United States. But let’s ask the right question: does it matter where the headquarters are, or does it matter where the service center, warehouse, factory, and support team are?

Hexing has something many European manufacturers don’t: its own factory in Romania. Not a partner, not a distributor, not a franchise. A factory. With employees, production lines, and capital investment.

Origin matters less than presence. And Hexing is here, physically, with a factory and people.

What does this mean for you, specifically

If you’re a prosumer and you’re considering a Livoltek battery, here’s what the Hexing Group means in practical terms:

Your 10-year warranty is backed by a publicly traded company with a factory in Romania, not by an importer who might shut down their LLC.
Service is provided from Timișoara, using equipment from local inventory, with replacement within 3 business days—not “send an email to support@address-in-another-country.”
24/7 monitoring is carried out by the local team, which views your battery’s parameters in real time and can intervene proactively.
Product evolution is supported by a group that invests approximately 12% of its revenue in research and development—it’s not a static product, but one that continuously improves.
Long-term stability is guaranteed by the fact that Hexing has multiple reasons to stay in Romania (smart metering, batteries, inverters, EV stations), not just battery sales.

The Final Question

Before choosing a battery, ask the question that few people ask, but which matters most: “If I have a problem with the battery in 7 years, who do I call? Who will answer? Where will the replacement part come from? And how long will it take?”

For Livoltek, the answers are: you call Timișoara, someone answers in Romanian, the part comes from the local warehouse, and the whole process takes 3 business days.

Not because Livoltek is generous. But because behind Livoltek is the Hexing Group, a manufacturer with 33 years of experience, present in over 110 countries, publicly traded, with a factory in Romania. That’s the difference between a product and an ecosystem. Between a purchase and a secure investment. Between a brand and a company that will still be here tomorrow.