All the amounts stipulated in the termination agreement, more than EUR430,500, have already been paid.

The company says the decision does not affect operational continuity and is part of a broader process of strategic reconfiguration and shift towards its own products.

“The termination of the contractual relationship was due to the existence of a commercial dispute over updating the contractual prices for 2025 and 2026, amid a significant rise in the costs including the production price structure. The differences about the price adjustment mechanism made it impossible to continue the commercial relationship under economically sustainable conditions for AETA SA, as the company could not operate at a loss for this customer,” AETA SA said in a report to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

AETA shares have lost 2% in 2026 and gained 62% over the past 12 months, at market valuation of some RON30 million. Its main shareholders are Standard Equity (28.9%), Trans Expedition Feroviar (22.6%) and Bran Oil Galati (13.3%).

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)