The Romanian aluminium producer from Slatina has reduced its carbon footprint below the European average, and the outlook is optimistic for it, especially in the context of new European regulations targeting imports of carbon-intensive goods, according to Alro representatives present at the Aluminium 2024 fair in Dusseldorf.The Aluminium 2024 event, which took place in Dusseldorf, Germany, October 8-10, brought together 819 exhibitors and partners from 50 countries, aluminium producers and processors as well as recycling experts, including Alro, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe by production capacity.After participating at the fair in Dusseldorf, one of the representatives of the aluminium producing company from Slatina, Vimetco Trading general manager Florin Verboncu, showed that the trend of customers is to turn more towards European aluminium producers in the context that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will become mandatory as of 2026."Demand is going well. The trend is that next year customers, who until now were buying from exotic sources, Malaysia, India, the Middle East, are moving even closer to European producers. Why? First of all, they are afraid of CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), a mechanism that will be mandatory for implementation from January 1, 2026, and taxes will be paid. We have already started discussions with clients in the early stages of the project. Basically, it is a protectionist measure in the sense that it will somehow restrict the European import market from imports from cheap and polluting areas," said the representative of the Romanian aluminium producer.Verboncu points out that Alro has a lower carbon footprint than the European average and this can be further reduced by increasing the amount of waste processed.
Baroque and romantic operas, contemporary works, and film music are part of this year's edition of the Athenaeum Summer Festival, set to take place between June 14 and 25. The program includes two concerts on the Athenaeum Esplanade, with free admission, and three performances at the Athenaeum's Great Hall, featuring the George Enescu Philharmonic Choir […]
Ovidiu Maitec 100, a retrospective on the work of Romanian sculptor Ovidiu Maitec, will open at the Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu on June 20. The exhibition, which will open at the Brukenthal Palace in Sibiu’s Grand Square, is part of the Brukenthal Exhibition Season at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival. It will cover 50 works […]
Agroland, a Romanian entrepreneurial group present on the retail, agribusiness, food production and animal nutrition market, marked four years since the listing of Agroland Business System and Agroland Agribusiness on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Thursday, June 5. In this time, the company tripled its business and now plans to keep […]
Volker Raffel, CEO of E.ON Romania, has been elected as the new president of the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania), succeeding Andreas Lier of BASF. The announcement was made following the annual General Assembly of AHK Romania members held on Tuesday evening, June 3, where the leadership also confirmed a new board […]
Romanian handball player Cristina Neagu, who ended her career earlier this year, was nominated on Wednesday, June 4, for the European Handball Federation (EHF) Excellence Awards along with 46 other players from Europe, including seven from three Romanian teams. The third edition of the EHF Excellence Awards honors the best players of the 2024–2025 season. […]
The Transfăgărășan (DN7C), one of Romania’s most scenic mountain roads, will reopen to traffic on Friday, June 6, at 7:00 am, announced Cristian Pistol, the general director of CNAIR, the company that manages the road infrastructure. Tourists will once again be able to drive the iconic route, including the stretch between Bâlea Cascadă in Sibiu […]
