Arcon forecasts 25m-euro turnover

Sfantu-Gheorghe-based Arcon, a producer of Pluvitec bitumen membranes and expanded polystyrene, estimates turnover worth 25 million euros this year, up 30% against last year, amid an increase in exports. This year Arcon invested around 3.5 million euros in a new production line for bitumen membranes and improved production capacities for Pinguin expanded polystyrene. Following the investments, the production capacity of bitumen membranes now stands at around 20 million square metres per year, while expanded polystyrene increased by 50%, to around 6,500 tonnes a year. “The programme on thermal rehabitiliation of old buildings, as well as the introduction of thermal insulation at the design phase, for foundations, flooring, roofs etc, gives us confidence that there will be a significant rise in the use of thermal insulating materials within the next 3-5 years,” said Adrian Mitea, development manager of Arcon. Domestically, the company representatives note that there is an increasingly high demand for waterproofing systems to be used during winter, when temperatures range from -5 to -25 degrees, but did not specify the growth rate of this segment.