Macon, up 25% after Polish takeover

Construction materials producer Macon, based in Deva, a company taken over last year by Polish investment fund Enterprise Investors for around 35 million euros, estimates a 38 million-euro turnover for this year, up 25% against the previous year. “The business growth for this year will be prompted by the development of the constructions market, mainly in the sectors of civil engineering and of industrial constructions, as well as by the development of the infrastructure network and the increase in Macon’s performance on a segment witnessing continuous development,” says Marius Dumitru Marin, the general manager. The company posted a 30 million-euro turnover in 2006, up by around 30% against the previous year. Sales of concrete prefabs saw the biggest increase, prompted by the expansion of the retail segment, where large internal concrete structures have been built. The growth was also generated by the increasingly large demand for power line poles produced by the company.