Stericycle is investing $1.6 million in the company's most modern medical waste processing facility in Oradea, Romania. The technology implemented in the new facility increases speed, efficiency and sustainability in the medical waste treatment process.
AROBS Engineering represents Romania in the ClearSpace-1 consortium for a pioneering mission to remove debris from Earth's orbit.
Green Environment Support, one of the biggest players in the Romanian market of environmental consultancy services, reports RON 2.5 million (€500,000) worth of business in 2022, with an 18% increase as compared to 2021.
The low-cost airline Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Neste for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025. Wizz Air is characterized as the most environmentally sustainable globally.
Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company, has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by more than 4 million tonnes in 2021. Nestlé's ambition for 2030 is zero impact on the environment.
Retailer Auchan contributed to the recycling of 14,000 tons of waste at the store level in Romania in 2021. Also, through the collection of used cooking oil, initiated in October 2019, more than 220,000 liters of oil were collected until the end of 2021.
The Braşov County Council has established the locations for the investments of the Integral Waste Management System (SMID) project in Braşov County. For this project, the county public administration provided RON 9.09 million in this year's budget (€ 1.8 million). Brasov remained among the last counties in the country that do not have a functional SMID integrated waste management system.
The Sibiu County Council will invest RON 84 million without VAT (€16.8 million) in an integrated waste management system in the cities of Avrig, Agnita, Sibiu, Mediaș and Cisnădie. The works must be ready by December 15, 2023.
The Romanian Government approved the 2023 revenue and expenditure budget of the "Romanian Waters" National Administration, a budget increased by more than 23% compared to last year for carrying out investments in water management and for carrying out flood protection works.
The employees and partners of CTPark Bucharest West, as well as all those who live in the neighboring communities, donated blood in the medical office of the industrial park.
The city of Timisoara in Romania will install 100 islands for the selective collection of waste and build a parking lot with 184 spaces, on which photovoltaic panels will be installed.
The energy group Premier Energy has bought new projects in Romania with a capacity of approximately 41 megawatts, for which it paid €13 million.
China's CATL is building a factory in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen to produce batteries for electric cars, in a plant that will be one of the largest in its category in Europe.
During 25 years of activity in Romania, Holcim has managed to decrease CO2 emissions per ton of cementitious material by 25%.
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to reduce the scope and stringency of two major ESG regulatory frameworks: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Waldevar Energy has begun construction on two utility-scale photovoltaic parks for Doral Energy in Tudor Vladimirescu (Brăila County) and Ștefan Vodă (Călărași County), Romania. The projects will deliver 14 MWp of installed capacity using around 25,000 photovoltaic panels.
Lidl Romania has published its eighth sustainability report for the 2024 financial year, announcing accelerated progress in reducing environmental impact. The retailer has achieved its international 2030 target for transitioning to natural refrigerants, with these now used in 100% of logistics centres and 81.7% of stores, compared to the original goal of 100% of logistics centres and 40% of stores. The company has also increased its green energy usage to 80% of total consumption.
Global law firm Dentons has advised OX2 on acquiring three wind power projects totaling 235 MW in Romania from Future Power. The projects, located in Vaslui and Vrancea counties, are expected to be commissioned between 2028 and 2030, subject to permitting.
Romania is emerging as a key destination for Turkish renewable energy investments, attracting growing interest from industrial and financial groups. Real grid connection opportunities for projects, infrastructure modernisation potential, and investment framework stability make Romania strategic for Turkish capital as Europe accelerates its transition to sustainable sources and energy independence.
