Leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste market in Romania: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 155 supply contracts for leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste through award notices on TED; the 64 of them that state a value (41.3%) add up to €3.09 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Romania imported €25.8 million of goods in the customs headings matched to leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3915, 5202, 6310, 5505, 4004 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 8.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 46 companies have won 602 public supply contracts for leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste in Romania, in 59 award notices from 42 public buyers.
  • 99.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Romania; the most frequent foreign origin is Hong Kong.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 59% of all awards.
  • 14.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Romania — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €47.7 billion in 2025, 12.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste market in Romania", https://cresques.com/markets/ro/196-leather-textile-rubber-and-plastic-waste, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
46
since November 2023
Award notices
59
on TED
Public buyers
42
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€25.8M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Romania: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
602
in 59 award notices
Awarded value
€8.8M
from 46% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
46
with at least one award
Public buyers
42
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 11Nov–Dec 20232024: 17917920242025: 15515520252026: 2672672026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20231
2024179
2025155
2026267
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €39K€39KNov–Dec 20232024: €986.5K€986.5K20242025: €3.1M€3.1M20252026: €4.7M€4.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€39K
2024€986.5K
2025€3.1M
2026€4.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 398
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 62
  3. Social protection: 60
  4. Culture, sport and religion: 38
  5. Economic affairs: 30
  6. Environment and waste: 9
  7. Armed forces and defence agencies: 5
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services398
Cities, regions and central administration62
Social protection60
Culture, sport and religion38
Economic affairs30
Environment and waste9
Armed forces and defence agencies5
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Nord-Est175
    RO21
    Nord-Est: 175
  2. Bucureşti-Ilfov156
    RO32
    Bucureşti-Ilfov: 156
  3. Sud-Est125
    RO22
    Sud-Est: 125
  4. Sud-Vest Oltenia55
    RO41
    Sud-Vest Oltenia: 55
  5. Centru34
    RO12
    Centru: 34
  6. Nord-Vest29
    RO11
    Nord-Vest: 29
  7. Vest27
    RO42
    Vest: 27
  8. Sud-Muntenia1
    RO31
    Sud-Muntenia: 1
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Nord-Est175
Bucureşti-Ilfov156
Sud-Est125
Sud-Vest Oltenia55
Centru34
Nord-Vest29
Vest27
Sud-Muntenia1
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 11.6%, Medium-sized 30.2%, Small 38.2%, Size not stated 19.9%Large companies: 70 (11.6%)12%Medium-sized: 182 (30.2%)30%Small: 230 (38.2%)38%Size not stated: 120 (19.9%)20%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies70 · 11.6%
Medium-sized182 · 30.2%
Small230 · 38.2%
Size not stated120 · 19.9%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Hong Kong1
    Hong Kong: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Hong Kong1
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 50%, €2M–10M 34.1%, €10M–50M 13.6%, €50M and more 2.3%Under €2M turnover: 22 (50%)50%€2M–10M: 15 (34.1%)34%€10M–50M: 6 (13.6%)14%€50M and more: 1 (2.3%)
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover22 · 50%
€2M–10M15 · 34.1%
€10M–50M6 · 13.6%
€50M and more1 · 2.3%
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)2023: €28.2M€28.2M20232024: €35M€35M20242025: €25.8M€25.8M2025
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Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
2023€28.2M
2024€35M
2025€25.8M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bucuresti156
    Bucuresti: 156
  2. Iasi124
    Iasi: 124
  3. Tulcea95
    Tulcea: 95
  4. Ramnicu Valcea53
    Ramnicu Valcea: 53
  5. Timisoara27
    Timisoara: 27
  6. Cluj-Napoca26
    Cluj-Napoca: 26
  7. Brasov20
    Brasov: 20
  8. Bacau19
    Bacau: 19
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bucuresti156
Iasi124
Tulcea95
Ramnicu Valcea53
Timisoara27
Cluj-Napoca26
Brasov20
Bacau19

44 of 45 winning companies registered in Romania have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3915, 5202, 6310, 5505, 4004, 5003, 5103 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Romania

99.8%

Awards to companies registered in Romania: 99.8%

1 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

59%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 59%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

14.9%

Lots with a single bid: 14.9%

Among 517 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. EUROFLEX S.R.L.32 public contracts in total
  2. FLEXAL IMPEX S.R.L.16 public contracts in total
  3. SIDE GRUP S.R.L.64 public contracts in total
  4. GLOBAL PLAST S.R.L.23 public contracts in total
  5. ALPHA BRIO MEDICAL S.R.L.142 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste in Romania?
46 companies won 59 contract award notices for these categories from 42 public buyers in Romania since November 2023. The companies that win most often are EUROFLEX S.R.L., FLEXAL IMPEX S.R.L., SIDE GRUP S.R.L., GLOBAL PLAST S.R.L., ALPHA BRIO MEDICAL S.R.L..
How big is the leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste market in Romania?
In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 155 supply contracts for leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste through award notices on TED; the 64 of them that state a value (41.3%) add up to €3.09 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Romania imported €25.8 million of goods in the customs headings matched to leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3915, 5202, 6310, 5505, 4004 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 8.4% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste meet buyers and distributors in Romania?
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How do I find a distributor for leather, textile, rubber and plastic waste in Romania?
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.