Cement producer Carpatcement Holding, part of German group HeidelbergCement, reported a net profit of RON63.5 million in 2013, down 60% on the year, while its turnover fell from RON807.9 million to RON726.5 million.
Carpatcement Holding has three cement factories in Romania and HeidelbergCement also owns Carpat Beton and Carpat Agregate in the country.
Holcim Romania, the local division of Swiss group Holcim, reported RON6.1 million loss in 2013, from RON37.7 million loss a year earlier, and a turnover of RON893.2 million, compared with RON948.7 million in 2012.
The profit of Lafarge Romania fell 3.7-fold on the year in 2013, to RON44.2 million, from RON163.6 million a year earlier, while its turnover fell from RON853.8 million to RON685.4 million.
Lafarge and Holcim recently announced they would merge and create the largest global cement maker with an annual turnover estimated at $40 billion. To get antitrust clearance, the two companies will have to sell several assets, including in Romania.