The deal was made public Tuesday by officials of Adeplast and German group Meffert, owner of Dufa brand.
Company owner Marcel Barbut said Adeplast decided to take over and produce, besides its own paint brand, a famous brand with a significant market share.
Based on this partnership, Adeplast’s paints division took over the sales department, distribution and client portfolio of Dufa in Romania. Thus, Adeplast will produce Dufa paint brand for the Romanian market.
In a first stage, Dufa paints will be produced at Adeplast’s plant in Oradea and subsequently, they will also be made at the company’s plant in Ploiesti, which will be opened this summer, following a EUR3 million investment.
In 2012, Adeplast sold decorative coatings and paints worth EUR1.7 million, while Dufa reported EUR1.9 million sales.
Adeplast registered turnover of EUR41 million in 2012, up 30% on the year.