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Up to date, 2007 has been the best year in terms of financial and operational performance, a year when Holcim (Romania) registered a turnover of approximately LEI 990 million (EUR 290 million EUR), as compared to LEI 775 million (EUR 220 million) in 2004. The overall investment Holcim made in Romania during the period 1997 - 2007 exceeds EUR 513 million, and was channeled in a number of projects related to acquisitions, modernization of production technology, environment care, business development, occupational health and safety conditions, social projects and human resources. The most important project of the company took place in Campulung, where Holcim Romania invested during the period 2005-2008 approximately EUR 120 million in the modernisation of the cement production line. In 2008 Holcim (Romania) continued to invest some EUR 135 million in a series of projects regarding further modernization of the production technology, environmental protection, business development, occupational health and safety, social projects and human resources. Holcim (Romania) planned for 2009 to invest approximately EUR 33 million in production extension projects, the most important focusing on the finalization of the warehouse and ordering center in Campulung, as well as the cement terminal in Bucharest. |