Cement and prefabricated producer Holcim Romania has announced the acquisition of General Beton Romania, a leading local concrete producer and trader, as the transaction received the approval of the competition authority.According to a press statement by the company released on Friday, with the acquisition of General Beton Romania, the network of Holcim Romania concrete plants reaches 27, located in the counties of Arad, Constanta, Iasi, Brasov, Cluj, Craiova, Oradea, Ploiesti, Satu-Mare, Sibiu, Targu-Mures, Timis, and in Bucharest City.General Beton Romania SRL is a leading local concrete maker and trader, with experience and expertise of over 24 years in Romania. The company currently has eight concrete plants in main cities. In 2021, the company reported a turnover of about 33 million euros and a workforce of 160 employees.The Holcim Romania group of companies includes Holcim Romania (two cement plants in Campulung and Alesd, a grinding station, 27 concrete stations, three aggregate stations, two special binder stations and three cement terminals), Somaco Grup Prefabricate (five prefabricated factories and one BCA factory ) and Geocycle Romania (three outlets for waste pre-treatment).The company has about 1,700 employees in all.
The Nutcracker and I, a multimedia performance for piano solo created by pianist Alexandra Dariescu, is performed in Bucharest on December 19. Dariescu created and produced the show, described as The Nutcracker for the 21st century, "out of a personal responsibility to reach out to younger audiences and build bridges for those perhaps new to classical […]
Diviodent, one of the leading suppliers of professional solutions for dental offices and dental care in Romania, announces an exclusive partnership with Promis, a recently launched Italian brand of oral hygiene products. Diviodent expands its portfolio with a unique range of oral hygiene products containing 99% natural, vegan ingredients, organic essential oils, and 100% recyclable […]
Răzvan Nedu, Adriana Tofan, and Liviu Matei, three Romanian athletes with disabilities, reached the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) on December 1 - Romania's National Day. The performance athletes, two with severe visual impairments and one with a physical disability, have thus shown that nothing is impossible when you train seriously and believe in […]
A person with dual citizenship, Romanian and Israeli, held hostage in the Gaza Strip was confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced on December 2, without revealing further details. Three other Romanian-Israeli citizens are still being held hostage. In this context, the MAE reiterated in its press release […]
Groupe Atlantic, the French company active in the heating-ventilation-air-conditioning (HVAC) industry, is to open a plant in Romania, in the PWP Bucharest North industrial park in Prahova county. The factory will produce electrical water heaters and hot water cylinders for domestic use under several Groupe Atlantic brands. The new site will receive an investment of […]
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu is on a working visit to the US, which kicked off on December 2 and includes trips to Washington DC and New York and meetings with high-ranking American officials. The governmental delegation includes defense minister Angel Tîlvăr, foreign affairs minister Luminița Odobescu, and economy minister Radu Oprea. PM Ciolacu began […]