Building material distributors and manufacturers face 15% drop in sales
The building materials trade is seeing a steady rise in logistics costs. After an increase of 22% in 2023, in the first six months of this year it has reached 25%.
The building materials trade is seeing a steady rise in logistics costs. After an increase of 22% in 2023, in the first six months of this year it has reached 25%.

Raiffeisen Bank has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Garanti BBVA Group Romania, including Garanti Bank and leasing unit Motoractive IFN, from subsidiaries of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group, has signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer.
Electrica's Board of Directors has approved new four-year mandates for its top executive leadership following a meeting on 27 March.
JTI announced a €300 million investment to build a new factory in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Ilfov County.
Parapet, an EPC contractor in the renewable energy sector, has appointed Roxana Gureanu as CEO, as the company experiences rapid growth and international expansion.