02.12.2015

German-held building material producer HeidelbergCement, which controls Romanian cement producer Carpatcement Holding, reported improving EBITDA margins for Romania in 2014 owing to cost control. more

02.05.2015

Romania’s cement market, a key indicator of the trend of the construction field, in 2014 rose by 5-6%, reverting to the level of 2012, when total output amounted to 7.6 million tons, according with more

07.25.2014

French group Lafarge reported a 6.2% hike in cement sales in Romania in the first six months, following a sharp growth in the first quarter and a drop in the second quarter. more

07.10.2014

Cement producer Lafarge Ciment, the largest company in Romania of France’s Lafarge, which is to sell its local assets in order to merge with Swiss-held Holcim, posted EUR2.4 billion revenue and more

06.06.2014

The overall profit reported in Romania by major cement producers HeidelbergCement (Germany), Lafarge (France) and Holcim (Switzerland) fell 2.7-fold on the year in 2013, to RON101 million, from RON278 more

05.06.2014

French group Lafarge posted a 37.4% growth in cement sales in Romania in the first quarter, mainly due to favorable weather conditions that allowed an early start on construction projects, the company more

04.15.2014

Cement giants Holcim (Switzerland) and Lafarge (France), which have recently announced they would tie up, generated together revenue of EUR4.3 billion and net profits of over EUR930 million in the more

04.08.2014

The merger between Lafarge (France) and Holcim (Switzerland), set to create a new leader on the world’s cement market, with total sales of EUR30 billion, will also involve plant sales. more

02.27.2014

Last year brought a new decline on the Romanian cement market, which ZF values at some 600-700 million euros, as the state’s infrastructure investment slid and private investors shied away from new more

12.12.2013

Autumn did not come with the expected thawing of the Romanian cement market, so after the 2011 rise and the 2012 stagnation Romanian cement production will decline again this year, writes Business more

11.15.2013

Cement price dropped 3.2% in 2008-2013 and producers are now selling it for 430 lei (EUR96) per ton on average, according to a ZF analysis based on market and National Statistics Institute data. more

11.08.2013

The Romanian cement market, shared by three major players, French Lafarge, German HeidelbergCement and Swiss Holcim, is the least competitive economic sector, according to a Competition Council more

11.07.2012

Holcim Romania's sales of cement and clinker dropped 2.6% by volume in the first nine months of 2012, compared with the similar interval a year ago, while prices increased 2.1%, Swiss group Holcim more

08.15.2012

Holcim Romania's sales of cement and clinker dropped 1% by volume in the first half of 2012, compared with the similar period of 2011, while prices increased by 1.2%, Swiss group Holcim announced more

07.13.2012

The three large cement producers on the Romanian market remained profitable last year, but profit margins were down. Whereas they would exceed 30% in previous years, in 2011 they shrank to no more more

05.28.2012

Holcim Romania, one of the largest cement producers on the local market, estimates the cement market will increase by 2% to 3%, with company officials still relying on infrastructure projects, at a more

03.29.2012

The Romanian cement market rose by 5% in volume last year, and may go up by 2% or 3% in 2012 if major products are developed, estimates Florian Aldea, general manager of the Carpatcement group. more

03.26.2012

French group Lafarge expects revenue achieved in Romania to at least stay at 2011 levels, while the local cement market, its main segment, is expected to widen by 2%-5% in volume, helped by more

03.19.2012

Cement maker Holcim Romania registered turnover of about EUR225 million in 2011, up about 13% on the year. more

11.07.2011

Romania’s poorly developed road infrastructure could seem a major hurdle for the business of cement producers, which provide one of the raw materials for road building. However, cement producers more

09.21.2011

Romania’s cement production rose 8.1% on the year in the first half of 2011, to 3.18 million tons, according to data of cement makers' association CIROM. more

08.29.2011

Romania’s cement producers generated over 10% of the overall profit registered by parent companies during the crisis as well, despite contributing just 1% to 2% of their global turnover. more

07.15.2011

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

06.30.2011

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

06.20.2011

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