The most represented branches in the industrial sector of Ramnicu Valcea
The municipality of Ramnicu Valcea, with approx. 120.000 inhabitants, the capital town of Valcea county, spreads in the hilly area of the Southern Carpathians, at an average altitude of 250 m, on the right bank of the Olt River, at its confluence with the Olanesti River, 180 km far from Bucharest, 118 km far from Craiova,100 km far from Sibiu,130 km far from Târgu Jiu,60 km far from Pitesti.
On 20th of May 2020, Ramnicu Valcea celebrated 632 years since its first documentary certification, when Ruler Mircea the Old mentioned its name for the first time in an official document signed at the Cozia Monastery.
The most represented branches in the industrial sector of Ramnicu Valcea are:
- the chemical industry (producing over 70 various products, among which: caustic soda and ash, PVC, insecticides, alcohols, polycarbonates, pesticides);
- the construction materials industry;
- the exploitation and processing of wood;
- the machines manufacturing industry producing equipments for the oil-chemical industry, the industry manufacturing road vehicles, hydraulic elements;
- the energetic industry using the potential of the Olt River;
- the light industry produces leather and substitute leather footwear and clothes, textiles and unwoven fabrics etc.;
- the food industry is represented by plants producing vegetable and fruit cans, dairy products as well as refreshments and alcoholic drinks;
- the research area.
The economy of the Town of Ramnicu Valcea and of its adjacent areas covers a wide range of industries. The chemical industry is one of the main industries and it is represented here by OLTCHIM (under privatization) and CIECH – Govora (former USG).
The engineering industry produces here various equipment through the VILMAR and WIPRO Infrastructure Engineering companies, the building materials industry is represented by DAMILA and the automotive equipment industry by FAURECIA.
The food industry has a large number of local firms with national expansion including DIANA, ANNABELLA or BOROMIR, and the textile industry has a long tradition here and it is represented by FAVIL and MINET. The wood (logging) industry is represented by COZIA FOREST and the transport industry by ANTARES or DACOS. The research area is represented by the Institute of Cryogenics and Isotopic Separation (ICSI), winner of numerous international awards for innovation.
The local government is open to any city co-operation around the world and is currently managing an active twinning program.
The Town Hall of Ramnicu Valcea is interested in creating new jobs in town, making available in advantageous financial conditions the land and the facilities for free.
The Town Hall manages the Industrial Park situated in the South Area of the town: the land where it lies can be leased for a period of 49 years and the industrial units located there benefit from modern utilities financed exclusively by the Municipality.
Several business centers have been created for start-up companies, providing modern offices, administrative services and logistics to facilitate connections with other companies located in Romania or abroad.
All these advantages will be even greater in the context of the future Pitesti – Sibiu highway, which will make the access of the local economy to the pan-European transport lanes much easier.
OLTCHIM is a major chemical producer, both regionally and nationally, whose turn-over has fallen sharply since 2012, compared to previous years, due to the difficult financial situation it is facing.
In 2016, the Romanian Government put OLTCHIM on sale, on 9 stocks. The reorganization plan provides the sale of OLTCHIM for at least 307 million Euros.
The National Institute of Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies – ICSI RamnicuValcea is a research and technological development unit under the coordination of the Romanian Ministry of National Education – the Research Department.
ICSI was founded in 1970 as the “Uzina G”, as an experimental industrial pilot plan. Research has been completed by patenting heavy water production technology and by its exploiting through the design and construction of the ROMAG Heavy Water Plant at DrobetaTurnu Severin, Romania.
