The stone wool factory is located on 30 hectares within the industrial park Ploiesti West Park in the township of Aricestii Rahtivani, near the city of Ploiesti.
The factory has a capacity of 45,000 tons a year and has 150 employees. Staff numbers are expected to grow to 170 by the end of this year. Rockwool plans to sell its output locally and in neighboring countries such as Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece.
“The Rockwool factory is complete after a year-long construction effort and we have already kicked off commercial production. We foresee rising demand in the future,” said Florin Popescu, business unit director Rockwool Balkans.
The bulk of raw material is locally sourced, as Romania is rich in basaltic rock.
Rockwool was previously a wholesaler insulation wool in Romania and had a turnover of RON94 million from this activity in 2018, up 30% compared with 2017.
Rockwool Group is a world leader in stone wool solutions, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibers for industrial use to insulation for the process industry and marine and offshore.