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

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