Dacia, Rompetrol Rafinare, Petrom and ArcelorMittal Galati are the largest exporters of 2012, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute. How much each of them exports is a mystery and the government will not explain why such figures are not publicly available.
“Companies among the largest 100 exporters definitely generate 50% to 53% of Romania’s exports, which reached EUR45 billion in 2012. When I asked why the secrecy about their export figures, I was told it was because the Finance Ministry had said so,” said Professor Cezar Mereuta, Ph.D., an economy researcher.
Professor Mereuta says that as the Finance Ministry publishes the data in the financial statements of 400,000 companies online, it should also have a website for the 15,000 to 20,000 exporters, providing information about export figures, revenue and line of business.
Some companies do reveal their export figures, though. Once of them is Arctic, 32nd largest exporter, whose exports stood at RON193 million in 2012 (up over 30% on the previous year). Automotive component manufacturers, too, reveal such figures, considering many of them say they export their entire production in Romania, and their revenue is publicly available information.
Knowledge of the export figures per company would be the most important step towards the economic development strategy of the country and could help it catch up with the neighboring countries such as Hungary, whose exports per capita are almost four times higher than Romania’s.
Government officials had not provided an explanation to ZF as to why the secrecy surrounding export figures by the time the story was ready for posting.
National Statistics Institute representatives say they get reports from the National Customs Authority every month, which collects and processes data from export and import declarations for non-EU trade. The institute also gets data from the Intrastat statistical declarations it collects from the economic operators that conduct trade with companies inside the EU.
The individual data collected are used only for statistical purposes according to Article 36 of Law 226/2009, the representatives of the press office of the National Statistics Institute said.
Such data are considered confidential under the law if they are about one legal entity or individual or allow to directly or indirectly identify the legal entity or individual in question.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)
Largest 100 exporters in Romania (preliminary data)
|
2012 rank |
Company |
Sector |
2011 revenue (mln. euros) |
|
1 |
AUTOMOBILE DACIA SA |
automotive |
3,108 |
|
2 |
SC RENAULT INDUSTRIE ROUMANIE SRL |
automotive |
930 |
|
3 |
SC ROMPETROL RAFINARE SA |
oil and gas |
2,399 |
|
4 |
SC OMV PETROM SA |
oil and gas |
3,907 |
|
5 |
ARCELORMITTAL GALATI SA |
steel plant |
1,100 |
|
6 |
HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES SARL-Fiscal representative: HONEYWELL GARRETT SRL |
industrial |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
7 |
PETROTEL LUKOIL SA |
oil and gas |
1,563 |
|
8 |
FLEXTRONICS MANUFACTURING EUROPE BV – Fiscal representative: FLEXTRONICS ROMANIA SRL |
electronic components |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
9 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS MAGYAR ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG S.R.L. JASZFENY SZARU SUCURSALA BIHOR |
management consultancy and business |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
10 |
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS SRL |
automotive components |
524 |
|
11 |
SC FORD ROMANIA SA |
automotive |
188 |
|
12 |
DELPHI PACKARD ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
401 |
|
13 |
CELESTICA (ROMANIA) SRL |
electronic equipment components |
556 |
|
14 |
MICHELIN ROMANIA SA |
automotive components |
507 |
|
15 |
SC DELPHI DIESEL SYSTEMS ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
311 |
|
16 |
SC INTERAGRO SA |
agricultural and fertilizer production |
143 |
|
17 |
AUTOLIV ROMANIA SA |
automotive components |
451 |
|
18 |
ALRO SA |
aluminum production |
529 |
|
19 |
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS SRL |
automotive components |
298 |
|
20 |
TAKATA-PETRI ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
359 |
|
21 |
SC PIRELLI TYRES ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
354 |
|
22 |
HOLZINDUSTRIE SCHWEIGHOFER SRL |
wood industry |
375 |
|
23 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SA – Fiscal representative: DETERGENTI S.A |
consumer goods |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
24 |
SC SCHAEFFLER ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
350 |
|
25 |
DAEWOO-MANGALIA HEAVY INDUSTRIES SA |
shipyard |
407 |
|
26 |
SILCOTUB SA |
pipe production |
341 |
|
27 |
SC ALFRED C. TOEPFER INTERNATIONAL (ROMANIA) SRL |
grain trader |
436 |
|
28 |
SC AZOMURES SA |
chemical fertilizer production |
384 |
|
29 |
SC CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
269 |
|
30 |
LISA DRAXLMAIER AUTOPART ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
69 |
|
31 |
PHILIP MORRIS ITALIA SRL – Fiscal representative: PHILIP MORRIS ROMANIA SRL |
cigarettes |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
32 |
ARCTIC SA |
home appliances production |
253 |
|
33 |
STX OSV TULCEA S.A. |
shipyard |
119 |
|
34 |
SAMSUNG C & T DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
electronics production |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
35 |
EATON ELECTRO PRODUCTIE S.R.L. |
electrical equipment manufacturing |
192 |
|
36 |
SC CAMERON ROMANIA SA |
oil and gas industry equipment production |
160 |
|
37 |
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS SRL |
automotive components |
207 |
|
38 |
LEONI WIRING SYSTEMS RO SRL |
automotive components |
157 |
|
39 |
JOHNSON CONTROLS ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
264 |
|
40 |
SEWS ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
213 |
|
41 |
AMEROPA GRAINS S.A. |
grain trader |
115 |
|
42 |
STX OSV BRAILA S.A. |
shipyard |
88 |
|
43 |
KRONOSPAN SEBES SA |
wood industry |
229 |
|
44 |
SC CARGILL AGRICULTURA SRL |
grain trader |
683 |
|
45 |
T.M.K.- ARTROM SA |
pipe production |
202 |
|
46 |
ARCELORMITTAL TUBULAR PRODUCTS ROMAN SA |
steel plant |
177 |
|
47 |
SC YAZAKI ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
144 |
|
48 |
DRM DRAXLMAIER ROMANIA SISTEME ELECTRICE SRL |
automotive components |
35 |
|
49 |
HELLA ROMANIA S.R.L. |
automotive components |
140 |
|
50 |
ACTAVIS INTERNATIONAL LTD |
pharmaceutical industry |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
51 |
REMAT SA |
recyclable material recovery |
177 |
|
52 |
BENROM SRL |
textile industry |
150 |
|
53 |
CONTITECH ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
152 |
|
54 |
SC HAMMERER ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES SANTANA SRL |
recyclable material recovery |
76 |
|
55 |
IRCA SPA – INDUSTRIA RESISTENZE CORAZZATE E AFFINI |
resistor and heating equipment production |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
56 |
SC DAR DRAXLMAIER AUTOMOTIVE SRL |
automotive components |
25 |
|
57 |
CONTITECH FLUID AUTOMOTIVE ROMANIA SR |
automotive components |
120 |
|
58 |
MARQUARDT SCHALTSYSTEME SOCIETATE IN COMANDITA SIMPLA |
automotive components |
122 |
|
59 |
SC EGGER ROMANIA S.R.L. |
wood industry |
140 |
|
60 |
ICME ECAB SA |
electrical wiring manufacturing |
153 |
|
61 |
NIDERA ROMANIA SRL |
grain trader |
76 |
|
62 |
VA INTERTRADING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
industrial |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
63 |
SALOMON S.A.S. |
sporting goods production |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
64 |
OLTCHIM SA |
chemical plant |
362 |
|
65 |
ROMPETROL PETROCHEMICALS SRL |
oil and gas |
254 |
|
66 |
SANTIERUL NAVAL DAMEN GALATI SA |
shipyard |
67 |
|
67 |
SC ARAMIS INVEST SRL |
wood industry |
109 |
|
68 |
SC MEDIPLUS EXIM S.R.L. |
pharmaceutical industry |
636 |
|
69 |
YAZAKI COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY SRL |
automotive components |
108 |
|
70 |
SC BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (SUPPLY CHAIN WE) LIMITED – Fiscal representative: BRITISH – AMERICAN TOBACCO ROMANIA INVESTMENT SRL |
cigarettes |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
71 |
TAKATA-PETRI SIBIU SRL |
automotive components |
94 |
|
72 |
LEONI WIRING SYSTEMS ARAD SRL |
automotive components |
120 |
|
73 |
KROMBERG & SCHUBERT ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
85 |
|
74 |
SC COFICAB EASTERN EUROPE SRL |
automotive wiring production |
267 |
|
75 |
EUROPHARM SA |
pharmaceutical industry |
96 |
|
76 |
JT INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING SA |
cigarettes |
466 |
|
77 |
SC C.R.H. ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
90 |
|
78 |
METALROM SRL |
waste trade |
57 |
|
79 |
SC OMV PETROM MARKETING SRL |
oil and gas |
3,227 |
|
80 |
AGRO CHIRNOGI SA |
agricultural production |
265 |
|
81 |
MAKITA EU SRL |
electrical tools manufacturing |
99 |
|
82 |
SC BUNGE ROMANIA SRL |
vegetable oil production |
309 |
|
83 |
SC DOOSAN IMGB SA |
heavy equipment manufacturing |
91 |
|
84 |
TIMKEN ROMANIA SA |
ball-bearings production |
83 |
|
85 |
SC ZES ZOLLNER ELECTRONIC SRL |
electrical equipment manufacturing |
54 |
|
86 |
KATHREIN ROMANIA SRL |
communications equipment manufacturing |
68 |
|
87 |
EXPUR SA |
vegetable oil production |
184 |
|
88 |
MECHEL TARGOVISTE SA |
steel plant |
259 |
|
89 |
ROSKO TEXTIL SRL |
textile industry |
78 |
|
90 |
EKR ELEKTROKONTAKT ROMANIA SRL- Fiscal representative of NEXANS AUTOELECTRIC GMBH GERMANIA |
automotive components |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
91 |
STEINEL ELECTRONIC S.R.L. |
electronic equipment manufacturing |
76 |
|
92 |
SC REMATHOLDING CO. SRL |
recyclable material recovery |
136 |
|
93 |
SC PRYSMIAN CABLURI SI SISTEME SA |
electrical wiring manufacturing |
110 |
|
94 |
UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANY AG – Fiscal representative: UNILEVER SOUTH CENTRAL EUROPE SA |
consumer goods |
financial statement not filed in Romania |
|
95 |
SC WEBASTO ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
46 |
|
96 |
KIRAZOGLU CORPORATION SRL |
waste trade |
95 |
|
97 |
SC ROMRECYCLING SRL |
recyclable material recovery |
122* |
|
98 |
SC FUJIKURA AUTOMOTIVE ROMANIA SRL |
automotive components |
37 |
|
99 |
POLISANO SRL |
pharmaceutical industry |
293 |
|
100 |
ITALSOFA ROMANIA SRL |
mattress manufacturing |
70 |
|
*In 2010 |
Source: National Statistics Institute