Timis said his company will shift focus on exports over the next couple of year, because of weak internal consumption.

“Internal consumption has fallen even more this year than in the previous years. We’re not likely to see any miracles in the following few years, so Romanian producers get ready to go abroad,” he said.

According to Timis, Cris-Tim currently exports 12% of total production. He estimated the figures will reach 22%-25% by year-end and 40% in 2012.