The City of Comanesti and its economic activities
The economic activities of the City of Comanesti are:
INDUSTRY – from the industrial branches, the city of Comăneşti was known especially by:
- a) The coal industry with a certain attestation from 1836; The first steam-powered ships in the 19th century between the Danube and Vienna and the milling factories in Iaşi used Comăneşti coal;
The Comăneşti coal basin was the only main source of such fuel in the eastern half of Romania.
In the twentieth century, the amount of coal extracted annually began with 10,000 tons per year in 1900, reaching 500,000 tons per year in 1989.
In 2000, the coal mines in Comăneşti were closed due to high operating costs.
- b) The oil industry is younger than the coal industry, developing more strongly after the Second World War.
There are currently 47 drilling rigs in Comanesti.
- c) The wood processing industry – developed as an industrial activity at the end of the 19th century by setting up the wood processing company in the Lunca de Jos neighborhood and by the appearance of steam sawmills.
After 1952, in the city of Comăneşti, the wood processing industry was amplified, setting up the Wood Processing Plant, which after 1990 restricted its activity through privatization.
Also after 1952, the Thermal – electrical Plant was built in the city of Comăneşti, which provided the necessary electricity for the locality and the thermal energy for the heating of the city of Comăneşti and Moineşti. After 1990, the activity of this unit was limited only to the supply of thermal energy necessary to the city of Comanesti.
About the Schweighofer Group
The Schweighofer Group has its origins in an Austrian family business with over 400 years of experience in the wood processing industry. Currently, the Group is active in the wood processing industry in Europe, having activities in the production of energy from renewable sources, forestry and real estate business. The industrial division of the Schweighofer Group operates in Romania three sawmills
and two wood panel production plants and a sawmill in Germany. The group is a leader in the European wood processing industry, currently having approximately 3,500 employees. Holzindustrie Schweighofer exports its products to over 70 countries around the world “, the Holzindustrie Schweighofer communiqué states.
