“Actual construction work will take about a year. The investment will be made on the 24,160 square meter industrial site in Sancraiu de Mures, Mures County. In terms of investment, we are now using a cautious strategy, while pursuing our long-term development plans,” Remus Aurel Benta, shareholder of Daw Benta, said.
To that end, the company will soon launch an e-commerce platform for the products sold under the Caparol brand, to reach new customer segments. The year 2021, however, started with challenges.
“The year 2021 started with a shortage of basic materials in the industry: steel, plastic, glass and various chemical products for most construction material manufacturers. The shortage means demand is significantly higher than supply and implicitly leads to an increase in prices for all these essential products.”
Daw Benta ended 2020 wit RON144.5 million revenue, an increase of 10% year-on-year, the data the company supplied for the 2021 edition of ZF’s yearbook “Cei mai mari jucatori din economie” (Key players in the economy), due out soon, shows.
The profit stood at RON11.5 million, 70% higher, and the average number of employees at 326, 23 more than in 2019. Daw Benta’s investment budget for 2021 is RON2.5 million.
Early this year, it got state aid for the development of a face brick plant, a EUR3.6 million project. The investment will be conducted on the same site as the other three plants of Daw Benta are.
Daw Benta is a joint venture created by entrepreneur Remus Aurel Benta and Germany’s Daw SE group, a manufacturer of paint and finishing materials, in 2001.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)