01.14.2013

Romanian businessman Gheorghe Calburean, who owns drilling company Dafora Medias (DAFR.RO), has invested EUR2 million in fitting his two-hectare greenhouse with a geothermal water heating system. more

12.14.2012

Romanian mineral resources agency ANRM estimates it will collect royalties amounting to EUR24.3 million in the next 20 years from five companies which exploit natural mineral water, clay and diorite more

11.07.2012

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering providing a loan of EUR9.2 million to finance an investment project worth EUR146.2 million aiming to extend and rehabilitate more

11.07.2012

Romanian state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) has authorized the construction of a 300 MW hydropower plant on artificial lake Izvorul Muntelui in Neamt county. more

10.19.2012

Sales of mineral water could see a single-digit increase this year, ollowing several years of decline, according to Adrian Feru, research and development manager of the National Company of Mineral more

09.28.2012

Sales of residential solar panels went down by as much as 20% in the first half of 2012, the worst affected being the cheaper systems. more

09.18.2012

Romania’s mineral water producers saw their sales up 8% on year in the first eight months of 2012, driven by the hot weather this summer and the increased interest in a healthy lifestyle among local more

08.03.2012

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has extended a 33.2 million lei (EUR7.8) loan to water utility Apaserv Satu Mare for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the more

04.18.2012

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Wednesday said it has extended a EUR15.9 million loan to Aquaserv S.A. water utility company to improve water services in Mures and Harghita more

01.16.2012

Violeta Moraru, who together with husband Valerii Moraru controls mineral waters business Azuga Waters, says she expects a 50% growth for the company's sales this year, after a doubling in 2011. more

11.21.2011

Romania's Senate on Monday adopted a bill whereby the construction, rehabilitation or modernization of water supply infrastructure and sewerage are public utility projects, thus allowing authorities more

11.10.2011

Carbonated soft drinks, mineral water and roasted coffee are the products that account for the highest share in Romanians’ food basket, in terms of value and not in terms of consumer basket volume. more

11.04.2011

Mihai Matyas, general manager of La Fantana, the largest local watercooler bottler, doesn’t expect significant changes on the local market in 2012 that could trigger the need to plan ahead multiple more

10.18.2011

Bottled water consumption will rebound next year, but it will not be anything spectacular, just a 3% to 5% increase, considering the market is already showing signs of a thaw-up in 2011, says Camelia more

09.27.2011

Dirk Rennau, regional manager for South-Eastern Europe of German firm Hansgrohe, says he was shocked to hear that almost half of Romanians do not have water and sewage services. This is where the more

09.15.2011

The low water levels seen lately by the Danube do not entail the need for reactor shutdown at Romania’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, plant operator Nuclearelectrica said Thursday. more

07.26.2011

Violeta Moraru, who together with husband Valerii Moraru, controls the mineral water business Azuga Waters, says the local market is very competitive and everybody vies with everybody just to get an more

07.20.2011

Dietrich Szilard, deputy general manager with Perla Harghitei, one of the largest mineral water bottlers domestically, says the turnover advance, by around 15% according to ZF calculations, should more

07.14.2011

The heat advisory issued for this period is good news for at least 20 beverage industry managers, with over EUR1.5 billion sales, given that beer and soft drink sales spike in such contexts. more