12.20.2011

Even though the local economy has not made it out of the crisis yet, construction and construction materials makers continued investments this year, announcing new plants or acquisitions of smaller more

12.16.2011

The construction market received a new impetus in 2011, at least in the infrastructure sector, after contracts worth several billion euros for roads, railway and the subway were awarded. But 2011 has more

12.14.2011

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday he is sending back to Parliament a bill whereby construction permits are issued by default if local authorities fail to respond to permit applications more

12.14.2011

The adhesives market shrank by about 15% in the first nine months, as private and public investment did not rebound, says Marcel Barbut, who controls adhesives and construction supplies maker more

12.08.2011

Romania builds annually about two new homes per one thousand inhabitants, less than half the European average, and should finish 100,000 housing units each year to catch up, according to PRO BCA, the more

12.07.2011

Romanian construction works fell 1.5% on the month in October, after a 1.3% increase in September, the statistics institute INS said Wednesday. more

12.07.2011

Five of the most valuable 20 companies owned by Romanian entrepreneurs operate in the constructions industry, and their cumulated value exceeds EUR520 million. more

12.02.2011

Romanian housing construction fell 16.2% to 11,278 units in the third quarter from the year-earlier period, due to declining activity in both urban and rural areas, the country’s statistics more

11.29.2011

The Bucharest-Ploiesti highway will not be completed on time, by December of this year, but rather in 2012, and the constructors responsible will be penalized by 0.05% of the contract value per day, more

11.25.2011

Romania is too poor a country, too much in need of infrastructure, new homes, administrative buildings and even office and retail spaces not to see the real estate market return to growth over the more

11.17.2011

Romanian construction output rose 1.3% on the month in September, the fourth largest increase in the European Union, official data showed Thursday. more

11.07.2011

Romanian construction works inched up 1.3% on the month in September, after a 4.5% decline in August, the statistics institute INS said Monday. more

11.02.2011

Romanian authorities will reorganize the State Inspectorate for Construction (ISC) by closing county inspectorates and setting up eight regional departments for construction, according to an emergency more

10.25.2011

Irish group Caelum Development has started construction of the ParkLake Plaza mall in Bucharest, with an investment of EUR250 million. more

10.20.2011

Works to construct four highway sections in western Romania have started Thursday and the value of the contracts awarded stands at EUR450.4 million, VAT included, said national roads authority CNADNR. more

10.19.2011

Romanian construction output fell 4.5% on the month in August, the second largest decline in the European Union, official data showed Wednesday. more

10.17.2011

Construction supplies manufacturer AdePlast based in Oradea (western Romania), held by businessman Marcel Barbut, posted 110 million lei (EUR25.4 million) sales after the first nine months, up about more

10.10.2011

Although the construction industry tends to be dominated by men, there are also exceptions to the rule. Sika’s Ileana Nicolae and Aliz Kosza, who runs varnish and paint producer Fabryo, are two such more

10.06.2011

Romanian construction works fell 4.5% in August compared with a month earlier, as developers built fewer projects, the statistics institute INS said Thursday. more

10.05.2011

Romanian nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica on Wednesday said it is willing to accept “any large company” that meets certain requirements, for the construction of reactors 3 and 4 at more

10.05.2011

The architecture and design market had its glory days between 2006 and 2008, simultaneously with the construction segment, and will not return to similar values in less than five years’ time, say more

10.03.2011

Romania's Government will no longer provide subsidies for home construction through mortgage loans, arguing that the price of materials has dropped during the crisis and that budget revenue is more

10.03.2011

Construction materials maker Arcon based in Sfantu Gheorghe (central Romania), held by businessman Ioan Titeiu, posted EUR16.3 million sales in the first eight months, an increase of about 11% on the more

10.03.2011

Hypermarket networks are resuming expansion in Bucharest as well, with Carrefour, Cora and Kaufland having units under construction in Chitila, Rahova and Vitan districts. There were no new more

09.28.2011

Construction materials producer Megaprofil, controlled by Belgian group Joris Ide, boosted its exports by around 30% in the first nine months of the year, while its overall sales managed to grow more