Officials of the New Holland Romania (NHR) Agropartners agricultural equipment importer, local subsidiary of the Austrian VA Intertrading AG Linz company, estimate that the equipment demand on the local market will maintain its 2008 value in 2009, as the this sector is less affected by the crisis than other fields of activity.
Austrian company Holzindustrie Schweighofer bought the wood processing unit in Siret, northern Romania, previously owned by Swedwood, the production unit of Swedish home-furnishing giant IKEA.
Businessman Ioan Niculae, owner of Interagro group, is considering moving abroad chemical fertilizer complexes, which he closed at the end of 2008, due to the global crisis and financial blockage, if the Romanian government does not make a decision regarding subsidies for Romanian farmers who wish to acquire chemical fertilizers.
The growth of the food and beverage industry will slow in 2009 compared to the past few years, when this was boosted by sectors such as beer, dairy, meat products, and still soft drinks.
The Romet group, producer of water and agricultural equipment, controlled by businessman Constantin Toma, is estimating a 10-15 percent increase in business on the irrigation, sewerage and water treatment segment, in spite of the financial crisis affecting most local producers. “We are counting on growth in the water equipment field, as programs financed with European […]
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry will keep the same structure and Liviu Harbuz, head of the Veterinarians College, and Catalin Rosculete, manager of the Caracal Research Development Station, will be appointed state secretaries, minister Ilie Sarbu told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.
The employees with Romanian state-owned chemical plant Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea SA (OLT.RO) asked the country’s Premier Emil Boc for state aid to resume production at full capacity and threaten to take to the streets.
Citrus greening is one of the most serious citrus plant diseases in the world. It is also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) or yellow dragon disease. Once a tree is infected, there is no cure. While the disease poses no threat to humans or animals, it has devastated the citrus crops in Asia, Africa, the Arabian […]
Orkla Foods Romania, Agrisol, and Agroalim Distribution are among the latest companies which began producing private labels for the French Carrefour group, Europe’s largest retailer, according to company data.
The Romanian democrat liberals and social democrats have put away from the final version of the governing agenda the proposal to lower the 19% value added tax, or VAT, to 5% for basic food products and to increase it to 25% for luxury items.
