The construction materials producer, Holcim, invested over 25 million euros to increase the production capacity of the cement factory in Campulung Muscel.According to a press release of the company sent on Friday, the investment comes 15 years after the implementation of another major project to renovate the factory, worth over 100 million euros.The purpose of the investment in Campulung Muscel is to address the existing need for cement on the construction market in Romania, but also to strengthen Holcim's efforts to have sustainable operations, by streamlining the logistics process and reducing the volume of CO2 emissions from long-distance transport of construction materials."Campulung cement factory directly supports, through its employees, more than 200 families from this area and, indirectly, another 200 families through local contractors and suppliers. At the same time, it is an important nucleus for the development of the local community in the Campulung area, through social responsibility projects sustained over time. And each investment in the Campulung factory represents a source of pride and motivation for those in the towns surrounding the factory. The Campulung cement factory is among the top Holcim operations in global level in terms of the performances and technologies implemented in the Plants of Tomorrow project dedicated to automation, digitization and the development of sustainable operations", the press release informs.Since taking over the activity in Romania, in 1997, and until the end of 2022, Holcim has invested over 900 million euros and transformed operations into more sustainable and safer ones for employees.The Holcim Romania group of companies includes Holcim Romania (two cement factories in Campulung Muscel and Alesd, a grinding station, 28 concrete stations, four aggregate stations, two special binder stations, three cement terminals, three work points for waste pre-treatment - through Geocycle) and Somaco Grup Prefabricate.In total, the Holcim Romania Group has approximately 2,000 employees.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
