The total turnover of the 56 Romanian companies listed in the ranking decreased by 5.3% to EUR63.4 billion, but the aggregate profit increased by 2.7%.
Coface data shows that in 2021, 30 Romanian companies advanced in the ranking, 20 dropped in the ranking, two stagnated and four are new entries.
Romania’s best represented sectors in the CEE ranking are as follows: non-specialized commerce, mineral products, chemical products, petrol, plastics, glass and pharmaceuticals, followed by automotive and transportation.
Carmaker Automobile Dacia remains the largest company in Romania in the top 500, being followed by oil and gas company OMW Petrom. The four new entries are pharmaceutical wholesaler Farmexim SA, nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica, HS Timber Productions SRL and power grid operator Transelectrica.
The three entrepreneurial companies listed in the ranking are Dedeman SRL, Altex Romania SRL and Fildas Trading SRL.
The state-run companies ranked in the Top 500 are electricity supplier Electrica Furnizare SA, natural gas producer and supplier Romgaz, hydropower producer Hidroelectrica, Nuclearelectrica and Transelectrica.