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Basic inorganic and organic chemicals market in Romania: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 165 supply contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (38.2%) add up to €10.2 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Romania imported €323 million of goods in the customs headings matched to basic inorganic and organic chemicals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2905, 2901, 2902, 2915, 2909 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 110 companies have won 1,175 public supply contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals in Romania, in 174 award notices from 78 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 46.4% of all awards.
  • 56.1% 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, "Basic inorganic and organic chemicals market in Romania", https://cresques.com/markets/ro/243-basic-inorganic-and-organic-chemicals, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
110
since November 2023
Award notices
174
on TED
Public buyers
78
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€322.8M
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
1.2K
in 174 award notices
Awarded value
€29.7M
from 31% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
110
with at least one award
Public buyers
78
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 17517520242025: 16516520252026: 8338332026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
2024175
2025165
2026833
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €8.7M€8.7M20242025: €10.2M€10.2M20252026: €10.7M€10.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€8.7M
2025€10.2M
2026€10.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services920
    Hospitals and health services: 920
  2. Water utilities64
    Water utilities: 64
  3. Culture, sport and religion61
    Culture, sport and religion: 61
  4. Social protection32
    Social protection: 32
  5. Gas and oil24
    Gas and oil: 24
  6. Police, fire services and prisons23
    Police, fire services and prisons: 23
  7. Universities, schools and research20
    Universities, schools and research: 20
  8. Electricity utilities18
    Electricity utilities: 18
  9. Other13
    Other: 13
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services920
Water utilities64
Culture, sport and religion61
Social protection32
Gas and oil24
Police, fire services and prisons23
Universities, schools and research20
Electricity utilities18
Other13
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Nord-Vest447
    RO11
    Nord-Vest: 447
  2. Bucureşti-Ilfov284
    RO32
    Bucureşti-Ilfov: 284
  3. Nord-Est181
    RO21
    Nord-Est: 181
  4. Sud-Vest Oltenia110
    RO41
    Sud-Vest Oltenia: 110
  5. Vest67
    RO42
    Vest: 67
  6. Centru62
    RO12
    Centru: 62
  7. Sud-Est13
    RO22
    Sud-Est: 13
  8. Sud-Muntenia11
    RO31
    Sud-Muntenia: 11
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Nord-Vest447
Bucureşti-Ilfov284
Nord-Est181
Sud-Vest Oltenia110
Vest67
Centru62
Sud-Est13
Sud-Muntenia11
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 8.9%, Medium-sized 44.6%, Small 33.1%, Micro 0.1%, SME (size not stated) 0.3%, Size not stated 13.1%Large companies: 104 (8.9%)Medium-sized: 524 (44.6%)45%Small: 389 (33.1%)33%Micro: 1 (0.1%)SME (size not stated): 3 (0.3%)Size not stated: 154 (13.1%)13%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies104 · 8.9%
Medium-sized524 · 44.6%
Small389 · 33.1%
Micro1 · 0.1%
SME (size not stated)3 · 0.3%
Size not stated154 · 13.1%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Hong Kong1
    Hong Kong: 1
  2. Hungary1
    Hungary: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Hong Kong1
Hungary1
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 38.1%, €2M–10M 36.2%, €10M–50M 14.3%, €50M and more 11.4%Under €2M turnover: 40 (38.1%)38%€2M–10M: 38 (36.2%)36%€10M–50M: 15 (14.3%)14%€50M and more: 12 (11.4%)11%
  • 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 turnover40 · 38.1%
€2M–10M38 · 36.2%
€10M–50M15 · 14.3%
€50M and more12 · 11.4%
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)2023: €347.1M€347.1M20232024: €324.9M€324.9M20242025: €322.8M€322.8M2025
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Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
2023€347.1M
2024€324.9M
2025€322.8M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Baia Mare354
    Baia Mare: 354
  2. Bucuresti281
    Bucuresti: 281
  3. Iasi129
    Iasi: 129
  4. Cluj-Napoca52
    Cluj-Napoca: 52
  5. Ramnicu Valcea51
    Ramnicu Valcea: 51
  6. Arad47
    Arad: 47
  7. Craiova36
    Craiova: 36
  8. Bacau33
    Bacau: 33
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Where the buyers are (city)
Baia Mare354
Bucuresti281
Iasi129
Cluj-Napoca52
Ramnicu Valcea51
Arad47
Craiova36
Bacau33

105 of 108 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 2905, 2901, 2902, 2915, 2909, 2917, 2921, 2815, 2914, 2809, 2801, 2807, 2806 (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%

2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

46.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 46.4%

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

Lots with a single bid

56.1%

Lots with a single bid: 56.1%

Among 1.1K 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. CHIMCOMPLEX S.A.24 public contracts in total
  2. TUNIC PROD S.R.L.328 public contracts in total
  3. KEMCRISTAL SRL15 public contracts in total
  4. S.C. IOANA N & M SRL S.R.L.67 public contracts in total
  5. SANROTEX TRADING SRL298 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals in Romania?
110 companies won 174 contract award notices for these categories from 78 public buyers in Romania since November 2023. The companies that win most often are CHIMCOMPLEX S.A., TUNIC PROD S.R.L., KEMCRISTAL SRL, S.C. IOANA N & M SRL S.R.L., SANROTEX TRADING SRL.
How big is the basic inorganic and organic chemicals market in Romania?
In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 165 supply contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals through award notices on TED; the 63 of them that state a value (38.2%) add up to €10.2 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Romania imported €323 million of goods in the customs headings matched to basic inorganic and organic chemicals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2905, 2901, 2902, 2915, 2909 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 7% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of basic inorganic and organic chemicals meet buyers and distributors in Romania?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Chemspec Europe, ACHEMA, CPHI Frankfurt, JEC World, in-cosmetics Global, CHINAPLAS — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.