It plans to invest EUR4 million in the Saint-Gobain Glass plant in Calarasi, southern Romania in 2016, EUR2 million of which will go towards an increase in production capacity, while the rest to state-of-the-art environment friendly technologies.

Saint-Gobain invested EUR1.65 million in in its Rigips plant in Turda and opened a new mortar production line in Suceava last year.

However, it ended production of mineral wool at its Ploiesti plant at the beginning of this year, a step that let 42 employees without a job.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)