“The first six months of the year were definitely challenging and different in many respects from what we used to call normal. Construction projects already in progress during the pandemic continued at the same pace and we, as a supplier of materials and integrated solutions continued working at the same pace as the market, but more carefully, adjusting to the new working conditions,” says Horia Adrian, CEO of Holcim Romania and market head emerging Europe.
Holcim has two cement plants in Romania, in Campulung and Alesd, a grinding facility and 18 environment-friendly concrete-mixing plants, among others. The latest facility to open was a new concrete-mixing plant in Buzau.
Holcim Romania posted growth of 17% in revenue to 1.49 billion lei in 2019, according to Finance Ministry data. Profit rose 5% to more than RON190 million, so the profit margin remained relatively unchanged at 13%.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)