“As Romania’s economic growth slowed down considerably last year, compared to that recorded in 2023 respectively 2.1%, compared to 0.8% in 2024, the consolidation measures taken by the current government will further hurt the economy. After a year 2024, in which a modest economic growth was recorded, mainly in services, Romania’s economy had chances of maintaining this trend, but the increased domestic political and fiscal volatility as well as the political crisis of the imposition of customs tariffs will lead to a reduction in exports, investment and consumption,” the report reads.
Total expenses neared RON43.26 million, of which operating expenses accounted for the bulk. Total revenue amounted to RON41.92 million and operating revenue stood at RON41.82 million.
In the first half of 2025, Prefab sold approximately 102.266 cubic meters of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), compared with around 137,103 cubic meters reported in the same period of 2024.
“The economic climate is still characterized by excessive and changing taxation, there is still the risk of increasing taxes and duties to finance public spending, cumbersome legislation, excessive bureaucracy in obtaining the necessary permits and authorizations for operation, currency risk with influence on the price of some raw materials and materials. At present, the most worrying phenomenon is the increase in taxation, implicitly inflation, with direct consequences in the decrease in demand in the market for building materials on the background of the decrease in purchasing power and the consumers’ orientation towards existential products. Although we are going through a special period, the company has paid increased attention to the activity and has acted with prudence and responsibility in the managerial act, especially in terms of cost reduction. In the first six months of 2025, the company’s cogeneration plant did not operate amid uncertainties regarding the volatility of the energy market, correlated with the production of building materials,” the report reads.
The reduction of many indicators is due to the decrease in purchasing power and the consumer’s orientation towards existential products.
Prefab is one of the leading national manufacturers of building materials, with a wide portfolio of commercialized products. The company’s main market is Romania and occasionally Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova.