market leader in the industry of glass recycling in Romania invests 10 million EUR in a new post-consumer glass waste recycling plant as well in the modernization of existing facilities thus increasing its production capacity to 260,000 recycled tons/year “The company continues its strategic plan of investing in the most modern recycling technologies at the same time considering waste as part of the economic circuit where glass is collected and transformed 100% into a valuable resource Once the new plant will start its activity Greenglass will be able to recycle all the glass that Romania must meet as a collection target while being the solution for recycling the materials from the Deposit- Return System For the recycling of post-consumer glass packaging Using this advanced recycling processes results glass cullet with a high degree of purity – at least 99 The new constructed plant will accommodate leading-edge technology, which separates and removes contaminated materials from glass, resulting in increased efficiency of the recycling value chain and providing producers with recycled secondary raw materials. Recovered, the materials will be directed to various industrial sectors as cullet and will be used in the production of flat glass.  GreenGlass will build a new glass recycling plant in the Center – West of the country Figures show that at European level the production of glass has continued to increase in recent years The “European Organization of Glass Manufacturers” (FEVE) confirms that glass is more than ever the leading packaging material for spirits while it is increasingly gaining share in the food It is the second leading packaging material in Europe in terms of volume We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul Panattoni has been granted a EUR 14 mln loan from Alior Bank for the development of an 11,190 sqm centre for a leading logistics operator Xior has bought the Basecamp Wrocław student residence Sienkiewicza has 780 rooms and is the largest in Poland in terms of floor space Newgate Investment has completed the purchase of a retail park at ul 16,000 sqm and stands on the site of a former Tesco hypermarket investors bought commercial real estate with a total value of EUR 155.8 mln according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors followed by investments from Lebanon and Romania (9 pct) Berlin Hyp has just released the findings of its Trendbarometer survey of just under 140 real estate professionals Santander Bank Polska and Helaba have granted AFI a total of EUR 120 mln in refinancing for four PRS assets under the brand AFI Home in Warsaw This is the largest transaction of its type in this sector in Poland Panattoni has secured financing from mBank for its latest project in the Małopolska region The €26 mln funding will be used to develop the modern logistics complex Generali Adriatic Value Fund has concluded the sale of two properties in Ljubljana: Stekleni Dvor and Tivoli Center The buyer of both properties is Agromarket Logistic The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a regional loan of up to EUR 120 mln to AFI Europe to support its development pipeline across Serbia BIG Poland has announced the acquisition of Power Park Olsztyn a shopping centre located in the southern 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Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started one of the leaders in the food and beverage industry announces the doubling of the production capacity of the Popesti-Leordeni Snacks factory and its transformation into a European-sized production and distribution centre which was initially unveiled last year and planned to be completed in 2024 This included the addition of three operational production lines and the construction of a new automated warehouse significant advancements in automation have been implemented and a comprehensive development plan has been crafted for the PepsiCo snack factory The factory in Popesti-Leordeni currently has an annual production capacity of 39,000 tons and serves 17 countries: Romania we are in the process of transforming PepsiCo Romania into a significant production and distribution hub for Central and South-Eastern Europe This evolution underscores our dedication to sustainability By nearly fully localizing our product portfolio and generating jobs of increased complexity our goal is to deliver advantages to Romania and the broader region we prioritize reducing our carbon footprint and enhancing operational efficiency thereby contributing to a more promising future for all,” stated Radu Berevoescu General Manager & Senior Commercial Director East Balkans With the installation of the new production lines PepsiCo Romania has achieved localization of nearly its entire product portfolio for the Romanian market it is scheduled for inauguration in the first half of the upcoming year It will be equipped with an auto-palletizer system designed to facilitate complete automation of the connection between the production lines and the warehouse PepsiCo has been operating and investing in Romania for over 30 years PepsiCo has directly invested 320 million USD in Romania A special exhibition "Bulgarians in Romania Cultural heritage from the collection of the National Ethnographic Museum" A bilingual book "Portul Popular Bulgar din Cioplea si Popesti-Leordeni" ("Bulgarian Folk Costume from Cioplea and Popesti-Leordeni") was also shown as part of the exhibition The book reveals the similarities and differences in the traditional garments of the two Bulgarian communities in Romania - the Banat Bulgarians and the Pavlikians from Bucharest* Author of the interesting research is Gabriela Mitu - a Romanian whose father is Bulgarian The colourful protagonists of her storyline are the fabrics textiles and ornaments that make up the region's costumes "Traditional clothing is generally well preserved given the migrations of the last 200 years," explains researcher Gabriela Mitu - The evolution of the costume includes the addition of elements influenced by urban life such as the use of coloured stitching threads or the replacement of the back skirt with a simple apron." one must take into account their evolution over time and the changes that occur depending on the region from which they originate: "There are two basic types of Banat traditional garments One is used in Dudeştii Vechi (in Banat English: Stár Bišnov- ed.) Both garments originate from the two-apron costumes of Northern Bulgaria When we compare the costume from Stár Bišnov with that of the Bucharest Pavlikans as well as in the name of individual pieces of clothing the embroideries are preserved in both settlements The back apron also has many similarities - it is pleated The front apron is the most interesting part of Stár Bišnov's costume with its impressive ornamentation with metal threads Gabriela says that working on the book is part of her ambition to collect and keep alive as much information as possible about the life and traditions of the Bulgarian Catholic migrants although scattered in different neighbourhoods of Bucharest and the region whose roots are in the town of Popești-Leordeni: "I come from a small community of Banat Bulgarians who live near Bucharest They migrated there from the Bulgarian town of Belene and the village of Oresh around 1810-1812 Cioplea was the first village they founded A second wave of Banat Bulgarians from Belene and the village of Tranchovitsa moved in 1829 where they founded the town of Popesti-Leordeni and probably the same will happen soon with Popesti-Leordeni We maintain a strong connection with the villages in Northern Bulgaria People continue to visit their relatives on both sides of the border." *The Banat Bulgarians and the Pavlikians of Bucharest: after the Chiprovo Uprising of 1688 was suppressed the Bulgarian Catholics who were at its root were forced to leave the country as well as on the outskirts of today's Romanian capital Bucharest they are called Banat Bulgarians or Bucharest Pavlikians who inhabited the area around the Bulgarian towns of Nikopol and Svishtov Pavlikianism is a religious movement that emerged in the 7th century in the lands between Byzantium and the Arab Khaliphate its followers adopted different religions - Orthodoxy some of the Banat Bulgarians continue to call themselves Pavlikians out of respect for their ancestors Photos: Facebook / National Ethnographic Museum - BAS St George is the younger twin brother of St Demetrius Ethnographers describe them as Christianised images of mythical heroes - strong "You must have strong faith and pray - then the saint will help you and carry your prayer to God," says Father Georgi Markov of the Church of St Athanasius the Great in Gorni Lozen near Sofia He adds that he has often witnessed the miracles of St. marks 1160 years since the baptism of our Bulgarian people into the Orthodox faith and 1170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet and Slavic literature the Varna and Veliki Preslav Bishopric Metropolis. Ethnographers describe them as Christianised images of mythical heroes -. english@bnr.bg was made without real consultation of the participants in the sector and will destroy the energy market in Romania “The new ordinance caused the commercial blocking of cross-border energy transactions and has a devastating impact on the country’s energy balance Ordinance 119 induces additional costs for market operators and leads to a decrease in market liquidity The provisions of this ordinance create a high risk of financial blockage in the energy sector in Romania The increase in taxes strongly affects energy producers the energy trading activity will die in Romania because of this ordinance 119,” Urluescu explained during a press conference suppliers and traders licensed and active on the electricity and/or natural gas market which ensure the supply of energy both to natural consumers and to SMEs and consumers from all categories of economic agents operating in Romania with a market share of about 90% of the final consumption of electricity and 65% of the final consumption of natural gas the largest producer of thermal insulation panels in Romania registered a 6% increase in production volume in the first half of the year reaching a total of 1.3 million square meters of panels produced at the Popeşti-Leordeni factory the company’s profitability increased by 80% The increase in production was, on average, constant during the first six months of the year, except in April when, following the establishment of the state of emergency at national level, construction companies had to focus more on operational objectives and ensure the proper functioning of construction sites and their employees safety. The activity and orders flow recovered after April registering a slight increase compared to the same period last year with construction companies working more for industrial We have also noticed a trend among large investors to move towards high quality construction materials and thermal insulation panels without prioritizing the price in their choice especially when the decision is made directly by the beneficiary “The first six months were months of growth although April had a completely different pace in the market compared to other years and the most important thing is that we managed to work safely and deliver orders in a normal pace for our partners It is clear that few things will work as planned this year so we are pleased to see that there are serious mature investors who see these investments as a way to reduce the effects of such a crisis in the future we are involved in logistics and industrial projects where the quality level of products used in construction is constantly increasing and we estimate that these areas will continue their planned development” Considering the production of 2.7 million sqm of thermal insulation panels forecasted for this year Isopan Est produces about 18% of the total volume of panels made by Isopan group About half of the production of Isopan Est made in the first six months of the year was exported to markets in the region keeping a similar proportion to that of 2019 More than 70% of the demand for thermal insulation panels it is for panels with above average quality made of steel with a thickness of more than 0.5 mm Isopan Est registered a turnover of over EUR 21 million and an 80% increase in profitability “We see that the field of industrial construction works and there is potential for investment in this direction so we are optimistic that the market for thermal insulation panels will not decline this year but will maintain its upward trend,” added Toni Pera The company estimates that business and production volume for the current year will remain at least at the level recorded in 2019 with the possibility of an increase of several percent depending on market dynamics in the third quarter of the year estimates of the overall evolution of the market indicate a volume of about 8 million square meters of thermal insulation panels The new stores are located in: 15 Popesti Vest Street in Popesti Leordeni with a total area of 118 sqm; 20 Republicii Boulevard in Sinaia with an area of 98 sqm; 8-10 Edgar Quintet Street in Buharest Mega Image constantly expands its store network, reaching 429 locations and penetrates further and further into proximity, becoming one of the strongest players in the retail on this segment. Mega Image has been present in Romania since 1995 and is part of the Delhaize Group Over the past years it has had an aggressive expansion policy reaching a network of 429 stores at present Out of this 225 are Shop&Go proximity stores and 202 are Mega Image supermarkets The company also operates a store that sells exclusively frozen foods (Ab Cool Food) one dedicated to locally produced private labels (Gusturi Romanesti) and an online and drive-thru store (Mega Drive) Delhaize is an international retailer from Belgium and operates on three continents Natalia Martian providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used.