Rondocarton is part of Austria’s Rondo Ganahl Group, the largest manufacturer of corrugated cardboard in Romania, and Offsetdruckerei Schwarzach is part of VBG Holding Group.
The antitrust watchdog assessed the economic concentration operation in terms of its compatibility with the normal competitive environment and found it poses no significant obstacles in terms of actual competition on the Romanian market, or on a significant part of it, especially by creating or consolidating a dominant position.
Transilvania Pack & Print (TPP) reported a turnover of RON32.7 million (nearly EUR7 million) in 2017, with an average number of 129 employees, according to Finance Ministry data. In 2018, the company’s turnover reached nearly EUR8 million. TPP has an annual production capacity of over 5,000 tons of paper and cardboard and of approximately 4,000 tons of corrugated cardboard.
Romania is the main sales market for Transilvania Pack & Print, but the company also exports its products to Germany, Austria, France, Hungary and Croatia, according to information on TPP website.
Rondocarton ended 2018 with a turnover of nearly EUR93 million, according to preliminary data from the company’s officials. In 2017, Rondocarton had a turnover of RON412.3 million (nearly EUR90 million), a net profit of over RON34 million (EUR7.5 million) and an average number of 417 employees, according to Finance Ministry data.