As regards the general evolution of the business, AdePlast saw an increase of 17% in the first nine months of 2017, of which, 37% is due to polystyrene. After three quarters, AdePlast managed to deliver over 1,000,000 cubic meters of polystyrene, exceeding by 87,000 cubic meters the production in the same period a year before.
Romania is one of the leading polystyrene markets in Europe, boasting at least 40 polystyrene factories which produce locally over 4 million cubic meters annually.
AdePlast has three industrial platforms located in Oradea, Ploiesti and Roman.
In Oradea, the production capacity reaches 250,000 tons of adhesives and dry mortars, 50,000 tons per year of paints and decorative coatings and 700,000 cubic meters of expanded polystyrene.
The industrial platform in Ploiesti hosts an adhesive and dry mortar factory with a capacity of 450,000 tons per year, an expanded polystyrene factory of 1,050,000 cubic meters, a graphite polystyrene production line of 150,000 cubic meters, plus a factory of paints, decorative coatings, varnishes and enamel paints with a capacity of 50,000 tons per year.
In Roman, AdePlast has an industrial area which includes an adhesive and dry mortar factory with a capacity of 450,000 tons per year and an expanded polystyrene production line with an annual capacity of 700,000 cubic meters.