28 sep 2011

Construction materials producer Megaprofil, controlled by Belgian group Joris Ide, boosted its exports by around 30% in the first nine months of the year, while its overall sales managed to grow more

9 sep 2011

Spedition UMB and Tehnostrade, two construction companies controlled by Dorinel Umbrarescu, a low-profile entrepreneur, have so far won one tenth of the EUR2.6 billion that the Ministry of Regional more

6 sep 2011

2011’s hottest infrastructure project, the construction of the Cernavoda-Medgidia section, finally has neared a conclusion. Italy’s Astaldi and Germany’s Max Boegl will finish in the second half more

6 sep 2011

The 35 largest state-owned companies last year generated overall turnover of nearly EUR10 billion, but made no profit, with their total losses amounting to almost EUR500 million. Ziarul Financiar more

5 sep 2011

A list of payments made in the last six years for the construction of Romanian highways and published for the first time by Ziarul Financiar reveals that road builders received EUR2.3 billion and more

15 aug 2011

Gabriel Ghelmegeanu, president of the Romania-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says the working visit Prime Minister Emil Boc made to China together with representatives of over 20 Romanian more

9 aug 2011

Construction company Danya Cebus Rom, part of Israeli group Africa Israel Investments, posted around EUR12 million in turnover in the first six months of the year, slightly more than in the similar more

28 iul 2011

Romanians working abroad return home for their vacation increasingly seldom and, as opposed to previous years, they invest less in new homes and renovations, say the mayors of Romanian communes and more

25 iul 2011

The seven highway construction sites where works are currently under way, as well as the nine for which works are set to start in August, will bring constructors handling them around EUR676 million in more

21 iul 2011

Valer Blidar, a major Romanian industrialist, who set up Banca Feroviara and controls Astra Vagoane Calatori, says that manufacturing subway trains in Romania would benefit not only producers, but more

15 iul 2011

Businessman George Becali, owner of football club Steaua, wants EUR5 million for the stake he indirectly holds in gypsum producer Lafarge Arcom Gips. more

14 iul 2011

Timisoara-based builder Confort, part of the Izometal Confort group controlled by businessman Georgica Cornu, last year posted turnover of around 670 million lei (EUR156 million), up around 27% in lei more

12 iul 2011

Brothers Alexandru and Traian Horpos, the majority shareholders in Straco Grup builder, which has mainly developed through contracts with Bucharest sector and city halls, have won contracts with the more

11 iul 2011

Construction company Octagon, held by Greek businessmen Alexandros Ignatiadis and Paschalis Paganias, is in the process of acquiring a local construction materials producer, through an investment of more

30 iun 2011

Building materials producer Sika Romania, the domestic subsidiary of Swiss group Sika, in the first six months registered sales of EUR8 million, up around 20% from a year ago. more

23 iun 2011

Bucharest has 1.7 million trees in its public spaces and 400,000 trees on private properties according to the first census on green areas conducted in Bucharest, as well as nationwide. Any resident more

22 iun 2011

Paint and varnish producer Fabryo, owned by Swedish investment firm Oresa Ventures, plans to open this year ten stores selling paint and other building materials called Renovis. more

20 iun 2011

Holcim Romania, the local subsidiary of Swiss group Holcim, posted a net profit of around 33.4 million lei (EUR7.9 million) last year, down 63% in lei against the 2009 profit of RON91.3 million, more

17 iun 2011

Romanian cement market will stand at around half a billion euros this year as forecasts point to stagnation or a very frail increase, says Mihai Rohan, president of cement industry association CIROM, more

15 iun 2011

One third of the contracts to rehabilitate national roads signed during the term of incumbent Transport Minister Anca Boagiu were won by Spedition UMB and Tehnostrade, two companies controlled by one more

2 iun 2011

The year 2011 has so far been “rich” in terms of Romania’s road infrastructure, but only as far as tenders organized in the past few months are concerned. The national motorways and roads more