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.
For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Romania".
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.
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes | Status | |
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Adevărul Holding | Consumer services | Publishing | Bucharest | 2008 | Magazines and newspapers | P | A |
Angst | Consumer services | Food retailers & wholesalers | Buftea | 1990 | Supermarket chain | P | A |
Antibiotice Iași | Health care | Pharmaceuticals | Iași | 1955 | Research and drug manufacturing | P | A |
Apulum | Consumer goods | Durable household products | Alba Iulia | 1970 | Porcelain | P | A |
Arctic S.A. | Consumer goods | Durable household products | Găești | 1968 | Appliances | P | A |
Automobile Dacia | Consumer goods | Automobiles | Mioveni | 1966 | Car manufacturer | P | A |
Banca Comercială Română (BCR) | Financials | Banks | Bucharest | 1990 | Bank and financial services, part of Erste Group (Austria) | P | A |
Banca Transilvania | Financials | Banks | Cluj-Napoca | 1993 | Bank | P | A |
Blue Air | Consumer services | Airlines | Bucharest | 2004 | Airline | P | A |
BRD – Groupe Société Générale | Financials | Banks | Bucharest | 1923 | Bank, majority owned by Société Générale (France) | P | A |
Căile Ferate Române | Industrials | Railroads | Bucharest | 1880 | Railways | S | A |
Continental Hotels | Consumer services | Hotels | Bucharest | 1991 | Hotel holdings | P | A |
Dedeman | Consumer services | Retail services | Bacău | 1992 | Hypermarkets | P | A |
European Drinks & Foods | Consumer goods | Food products | Ștei | 1993 | Food producer | P | A |
Farmec | Consumer goods | Personal products | Cluj-Napoca | 1993 | Cosmetics | P | A |
Ford Romania | Consumer goods | Automobiles | Craiova | 1976 | Automotive, part of Ford Otosan (Türkiye) | P | A |
GeCAD Software | Technology | Software | Bucharest | 1992 | CAD software | P | A |
Grup Feroviar Român | Industrials | Railroads | Bucharest | 2001 | Railways and rolling stock | P | A |
Intact Media Group | Consumer services | Media agencies | Bucharest | 1991 | Media | P | A |
Jolidon | Consumer goods | Clothing & accessories | Cluj-Napoca | 1993 | Clothing and accessories | P | A |
Mangalia shipyard | Industrials | Commercial vehicles & trucks | Mangalia | 1997 | Shipyard, part of Damen Group (Netherlands) | P | A |
Mega Image | Consumer services | Food retailers & wholesalers | Bucharest | 1995 | Supermarkets, part of Delhaize Group (Belgium) | P | A |
Metrorex | Consumer services | Travel & tourism | Bucharest | 1976 | Passenger metro | P | A |
Mobexpert | Consumer services | Specialty retailers | Bucharest | 1993 | Furniture retailer | P | A |
Napolact | Consumer goods | Food products | Cluj-Napoca | 1905 | Food processor, part of FrieslandCampina (Netherlands) | P | A |
Orange Romania | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Bucharest | 1997 | Mobile network, founded as "Dialog". Part of Orange S.A. (France) | P | A |
Petrom | Oil & gas | Integrated oil & gas | Bucharest | 1991 | Integrated oil and gas, part of OMV (Austria) | P | A |
Poșta Română | Industrials | Delivery services | Bucharest | 1862 | Postal administration | S | A |
Raiffeisen Romania | Financials | Banks | Bucharest | 1998 | Bank, part of Raiffeisen Bank International (Austria) | P | A |
RCS & RDS | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Bucharest | 1993 | Telecom | P | A |
Realitatea-Cațavencu | Consumer services | Media agencies | Bucharest | 2006 | Print and broadcast | P | A |
Regiotrans | Consumer services | Travel & tourism | Brașov | 2005 | Private passenger rail | P | A |
Roman | Industrials | Commercial vehicles & trucks | Brașov | 1921 | Truck and bus manufacturer | P | A |
Romgaz | Utilities | Oil & gas distribution | Mediaș | 1909 | Natural gas distribution & transportation | S | A |
Rompetrol | Oil & gas | Exploration & production | Bucharest | 1974 | Part of KMG International | P | A |
Romstal | Industrials | Industrial suppliers | Bucharest | 1994 | Sanitary supplies | P | A |
Romtelecom | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Bucharest | 1989 | Telecom, defunct 2014 | P | D |
SIVECO Romania | Technology | Software | Bucharest | 1992 | Business software | P | A |
Softpedia | Technology | Software | Bucharest | 2001 | Information software | P | A |
Softwin | Technology | Software | Bucharest | 1990 | Anti-virus software | P | A |
TAROM | Consumer services | Airlines | Otopeni | 1954 | Flag carrier | P | A |
Tehnoton | Consumer goods | Consumer electronics | Iaşi | 1972 | Home electronics | P | A |
Telekom Romania | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications & mobile telecommunications | Bucharest | 1991 | Founded as Romtelecom, part of Deutsche Telekom (Germany) | P | A |
Terapia Ranbaxy | Health care | Pharmaceuticals | Cluj-Napoca | 1920 | Pharma | P | A |
Țiriac Holdings | Conglomerates | - | Bucharest | 1990 | Financials, retail, real estate, media, construction | P | A |
Transelectrica | Utilities | Electricity transmission | Bucharest | 2000 | Electric power transmission | S | A |
Transferoviar Grup | Industrials | Railroads | Cluj-Napoca | 2003 | Railways | P | A |
Trilulilu | Technology | Internet | Cluj-Napoca | 2007 | File sharing | P | A |
Ubisoft Bucharest | Technology | Software | Bucharest | 1992 | Game developer, part of Ubisoft (France) | P | A |
UPC Romania | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Bucharest | 1992 | Telecom, part of Liberty Global (US), UPC, defunct 2020 | P | D |
Ursus Breweries | Consumer goods | Brewers | Bucharest | 1878 | Brewery, part of Asahi Breweries (Japan) | P | A |
UTI Holdings | Conglomerates | - | Bucharest | 1990 | Technology, construction, defense | P | A |
Vodafone Romania | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Bucharest | 1997 | Founded as Connex GSM, part of Vodafone (UK) | P | A |
Zentiva | Health care | Pharmaceuticals | Bucharest | 1962 | Pharma, part of Sanofi (France) | P | A |
S.C. Automobile Dacia S.A., commonly known as Dacia, is a Romanian car manufacturer that takes its name from the historical region that constitutes present-day Romania. The company was established in 1966. In 1999, after 33 years, the Romanian government sold Dacia to the French car manufacturer Groupe Renault. It is Romania's largest company by revenue and the largest exporter, constituting 8% of the country's total exports in 2018. In 2021, the Dacia marque sold 537,074 passenger and commercial vehicles.
The Dacia Logan is a family of automobiles produced and marketed jointly by the French manufacturer Renault and its Romanian subsidiary Dacia since mid-2004, and was the successor to the Dacia 1310 and Dacia Solenza. It has been produced as a sedan, station wagon, and as a pick-up. It has been manufactured at Dacia's automobile plant in Mioveni, Romania, and at Renault plants in Morocco, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, Russia, Colombia, Iran and India. The pick-up has also been produced at Nissan's plant in Rosslyn, South Africa.
Romania has been successful in developing dynamic telecommunications, aerospace, and weapons sectors. Industry and construction accounted for 32% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, a comparatively large share even without taking into account related services. The sector employed 26.4% of the workforce. With the manufacture of over 600,000 vehicles in 2018, Romania was Europe's sixth largest producer of automobiles. Dacia is producing more than 1,000,000 cars a year.
Much of the Romanian manufacturing industry consists of branch plants of foreign firms, though there are some important domestic manufacturers, such as Automobile Dacia, Ford Romania, Roman Braşov and Igero. In 2018, est. 500,000 automobiles were produced in Romania.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
Arctic S.A. is the largest Romanian household appliances producer and one of the largest refrigerator producers in Europe. It is located in Găești, Dâmbovița County. The company was bought in 2002 by the largest household appliances manufacturer in Turkey, Arçelik. The company has a production capacity of 2.6 million refrigerators per year. Its products are also made in Russia and Turkey and some Beko fridges are built in this plant.
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The Moroccan automotive industry is led by investment by French Renault-Nissan Alliance and PSA Group car companies. BYD leads the Chinese investment in Morocco. Investment is encouraged by the Moroccan government by removing certain taxes in the first five years in order to encourage the companies to come. Fiat ended its production role in Morocco in 2003 by selling its stake in Somaca to Renault. There is a small local manufacturing industry including Laraki.