List of companies of Romania

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Romania is a sovereign state located in Southeastern Europe. Following rapid economic growth in the early 2000s, Romania has an economy predominantly based on services, and is a producer and net exporter of machines and electric energy, featuring companies like Automobile Dacia and OMV Petrom. It has been a member of NATO since 2004, and part of the European Union since 2007. A strong majority of the population identify themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christians and are native speakers of Romanian, a Romance language. The cultural history of Romania is often referred to when dealing with influential artists, musicians, inventors and sportspeople. For similar reasons, Romania has been the subject of notable tourist attractions.

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For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Romania".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotesStatus
  
Adevărul Holding Consumer services Publishing Bucharest 2008 Magazines and newspapers PA
Angst Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Buftea 1990 Supermarket chain PA
Antibiotice Iași Health care Pharmaceuticals Iași 1955 Research and drug manufacturing PA
Apulum Consumer goods Durable household products Alba Iulia 1970 Porcelain PA
Arctic S.A. Consumer goods Durable household products Găești 1968 Appliances PA
Automobile Dacia Consumer goods Automobiles Mioveni 1966 Car manufacturer PA
Banca Comercială Română (BCR) Financials Banks Bucharest 1990 Bank and financial services, part of Erste Group (Austria)PA
Banca Transilvania Financials Banks Cluj-Napoca 1993 Bank PA
Blue Air Consumer services Airlines Bucharest 2004 Airline PA
BRD – Groupe Société Générale Financials Banks Bucharest 1923 Bank, majority owned by Société Générale (France) PA
Căile Ferate Române Industrials Railroads Bucharest 1880 Railways SA
Continental Hotels Consumer services Hotels Bucharest 1991 Hotel holdings PA
Dedeman Consumer services Retail services Bacău 1992 Hypermarkets PA
European Drinks & Foods Consumer goods Food products Ștei 1993 Food producer PA
Farmec Consumer goods Personal products Cluj-Napoca 1993 Cosmetics PA
Ford Romania Consumer goods Automobiles Craiova 1976 Automotive, part of Ford Otosan (Türkiye) PA
GeCAD Software Technology Software Bucharest 1992 CAD software PA
Grup Feroviar Român Industrials Railroads Bucharest 2001 Railways and rolling stock PA
Intact Media Group Consumer services Media agencies Bucharest 1991 Media PA
Jolidon Consumer goods Clothing & accessories Cluj-Napoca 1993 Clothing and accessories PA
Mangalia shipyard Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Mangalia 1997 Shipyard, part of Damen Group (Netherlands) PA
Mega Image Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Bucharest 1995 Supermarkets, part of Delhaize Group (Belgium) PA
Metrorex Consumer services Travel & tourism Bucharest 1976 Passenger metro PA
Mobexpert Consumer services Specialty retailers Bucharest 1993 Furniture retailer PA
Napolact Consumer goods Food products Cluj-Napoca 1905 Food processor, part of FrieslandCampina (Netherlands) PA
Orange Romania Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Bucharest 1997 Mobile network, founded as "Dialog". Part of Orange S.A. (France) PA
Petrom Oil & gas Integrated oil & gas Bucharest 1991 Integrated oil and gas, part of OMV (Austria) PA
Poșta Română Industrials Delivery services Bucharest 1862 Postal administration SA
Raiffeisen Romania Financials Banks Bucharest 1998 Bank, part of Raiffeisen Bank International (Austria) PA
RCS & RDS Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Bucharest 1993 Telecom PA
Realitatea-Cațavencu Consumer services Media agencies Bucharest 2006 Print and broadcast PA
Regiotrans Consumer services Travel & tourism Brașov 2005 Private passenger rail PA
Roman Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Brașov 1921 Truck and bus manufacturer PA
Romgaz Utilities Oil & gas distribution Mediaș 1909 Natural gas distribution & transportation SA
Rompetrol Oil & gas Exploration & production Bucharest 1974 Part of KMG International PA
Romstal Industrials Industrial suppliers Bucharest 1994 Sanitary supplies PA
Romtelecom Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Bucharest 1989 Telecom, defunct 2014 PD
SIVECO Romania Technology Software Bucharest 1992 Business software PA
Softpedia Technology Software Bucharest 2001 Information software PA
Softwin Technology Software Bucharest 1990 Anti-virus software PA
TAROM Consumer services Airlines Otopeni 1954 Flag carrier PA
Tehnoton Consumer goods Consumer electronics Iaşi 1972 Home electronics PA
Telekom Romania Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications & mobile telecommunications Bucharest 1991 Founded as Romtelecom, part of Deutsche Telekom (Germany) PA
Terapia Ranbaxy Health care Pharmaceuticals Cluj-Napoca 1920 Pharma PA
Țiriac Holdings Conglomerates - Bucharest 1990 Financials, retail, real estate, media, construction PA
Transelectrica Utilities Electricity transmission Bucharest 2000 Electric power transmission SA
Transferoviar Grup Industrials Railroads Cluj-Napoca 2003 Railways PA
Trilulilu Technology Internet Cluj-Napoca 2007 File sharing PA
Ubisoft Bucharest Technology Software Bucharest 1992 Game developer, part of Ubisoft (France) PA
UPC Romania Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Bucharest 1992 Telecom, part of Liberty Global (US), UPC, defunct 2020 PD
Ursus Breweries Consumer goods Brewers Bucharest 1878 Brewery, part of Asahi Breweries (Japan) PA
UTI Holdings Conglomerates - Bucharest 1990 Technology, construction, defense PA
Vodafone Romania Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Bucharest 1997 Founded as Connex GSM, part of Vodafone (UK) PA
Zentiva Health care Pharmaceuticals Bucharest 1962 Pharma, part of Sanofi (France) PA

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