“The sale of Macon’s precast concrete division will sharpen Xella’s profile in the AAC and construction market and will allow us to focus our resources on the development of sustainable and efficient walling solutions for the building industry. This is a continuation of our strategy, which is increasingly focused on achieving sustainability, efficiency and affordable quality for our customers. I am pleased that the precast division and its entire team of about 180 people come under the new ownership of a leading building materials business in Romania and I am confident for its future success,” said Christophe Clemente, Chief Executive Officer of Xella Group.
In 2018, Xella Romania acquired Macon Group, which in addition to its core AAC capabilities included precast, lime, and terracotta operations. The Macon acquisition accelerated Xella’s leadership in the local construction market and made Xella the largest AAC producer in Romania. The precast business line is managed by Simbeton and operates two production facilities in Deva and Oradea.
Xella Group is a leading pan-European provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable walling solutions for the entire house shell with operations in 22 countries across Europe. Xella is home of well-known brands such as Ytong, Silka, Hebel and Multipor and a pioneer in digitally supported construction processes
On May 5, 2021, cement manufacturer CRH Ciment Romania changed its name to Romcim. In 2020, Romcim had a turnover of RON1.3 billion in Romania, up 11% on the year, as per finance ministry data. The company’s profit exceeded RON177 million and the number of employees remained constant, at about 720.
Xella Romania had a turnover of RON348.3 million (EUR72.3 million) in 2020, up 70.5% from 2019, in line with calculations by Ziarul Financiar (ZF) daily based on finance ministry data. The company had a net profit of RON73.4 million (EUR15.2 million), almost 2.5-fold higher than over RON29.8 million (EUR6.3 million) reported a year before, as per public data. In 2020, the company had on average 445 employees, 168 more than in 2019.
Macon comprises companies Macon SRL, Simcor Var, Simbeton SA and Simterac SA, as per data on the group’s website. Xella already had a factory in Romania, built in 2010 at Paulesti (Prahova County), where it manufactures autoclaved cellular concrete (ACC).