01.27.2014

Car production hit a record high in Romania in 2013, overshooting the 400,000-unit mark for the first time, according to data provided by the two automakers operating locally, Dacia and Ford, more

01.13.2014

Romanian adjusted industrial production was flat in November last year compared with a month earlier, but 9.9% higher than in the same period of 2012, the country’s statistics institute INS said more

12.25.2013

The announcement of British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) about giving up its Europharm plant in Brasov, central Romania, came as a shock to the pharmaceutical industry this summer. more

12.23.2013

The latest statistical data for 2013 signal an encouraging macroeconomic trend for 2014, when Romania's economic growth is expected to continue. more

12.10.2013

Romanian adjusted industrial production rose 1.6% in October compared with a month earlier, on higher output in most sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

11.29.2013

U.S. carmaker Ford decided to temporarily halt production at its plant in Craiova in December as well and employees will return to work on January 6 in the engine division and January 8 on the B-Max more

11.27.2013

Car production in Romania has been going down for three months now, and only Dacia somewhat rebounded in October, while Ford’s decline is getting worse. Does the target of 400,000 cars manufactured more

11.21.2013

U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. has resumed car and engine production at its plant in Romania following a two-week suspension on the back of feeble demand, the head of Ford Romania said Thursday. more

11.19.2013

Romania’s electricity production hit 8,700 megawatts Tuesday, this year’s record high, and the country exported 1,000 MW, Minister-delegate for Energy Constantin Nita said Tuesday. more

11.06.2013

German auto group Continental’s investments in its tire plant in Timisoara (western Romania) will be kept in 2013 at last year’s level of nearly EUR29 million. more

11.03.2013

Romanian pharmaceutical company Biofarm (BIO.RO) will double its production capacity and will enter new therapy areas with its relocation to a new plant in 2015, and plans to focus on developing more

10.31.2013

Household appliance maker Arctic, part of Turkish group Arcelik, opened a new refrigerator production line Thursday at its plant in Gaesti, in Dambovita county, southern Romania, following a EUR24 more

10.29.2013

Romania is the world’s 11th largest wine producer considering this year’s yield, according to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV). more

10.28.2013

U.S. carmaker Ford will halt its engine production in Craiova, southern Romania, for eight days in November, while the assembly of the B-Max, currently on hold, will be resumed around November 20. more

10.28.2013

Developing a clean manufacturing business in Romania has become impossible now, says Elena Cremenescu, who founded cosmetics producer Elmiplant together with her husband more than twenty years ago. more

10.21.2013

A new record year for Dacia’s plant in Mioveni and Ford’s production in Romania, which will reach 60,000 cars at its plant in Craiova, have increased car production locally by 20% this year, the more

10.18.2013

Last week’s visit by French group Renault head Charlos Ghosn in Romania highlighted again the competitiveness of the plant in Mioveni compared with the plant in Tangiers, Morocco, where Renault more

10.17.2013

Romania, a country where agriculture generates 6% or 7% of the gross domestic product (GDP) every year, is the third largest watermelon producer in the European Union, being outranked by Spain and more

10.11.2013

French automaker Renault expects output in Romania will reach a record 343,000 vehicles in 2013, from around 307,000 vehicles produced in the previous year, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said more

10.10.2013

Romanian adjusted industrial production fell 1% in August compared with a month earlier, on lower output in most sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday. more

10.10.2013

Economy cannot develop only by boosting production, which is then exported, but also as a result of domestic demand. As people’s income increases, the local market will grow, too. more

10.07.2013

Estimates regarding Romania’s grain production in 2013 have been revised up 10% in October to about 19.1 million tons, close to the record levels registered in 2004, 2005 and 2011, according to a more

09.24.2013

Romania’s largest hop farmer, Acatiu Mora, is growing hops on 185 hectares which cover three quarters of the country’s total hops production. more

09.20.2013

Ford Motor Co. will suspend production for 13 days at its plant in Romania next month because of weak European market demand for its B-Max model, the company said Friday. more

09.19.2013

Romania’s state-owned natural gas producer Romgaz Medias hasn’t discovered any new deposits, but it is investing in storage units and dehydration facilities, an Economy Ministry official said more