Thursday, 6 November 2025
The Swiss group Holcim has signed an agreement to take over Xella, a construction materials company also present in Romania, with factories in Prahova, Bihor, Gorj and Hunedoara counties, with the transaction set to be completed in the second half of 2026. Xella has over 300 employees in Romania, working both at the headquarters and in the four factories.
The Xella Group, headquartered in Duisburg (Germany), has over 4,000 employees and is present in 21 markets in Europe. With this acquisition, the Germans are practically leaving Romania, after having sold several business segments in recent years.
In 2022, Xella completed two transactions on the local market, by selling the Macon prefab division to the Irish from Romcim (owned by CRH) and the sale of the mineral wool and polystyrene producer Ursa to the Belgians from Etex.
