Exim Banca Românească coordinated the extension until 2026 of the working capital credit facility amounting at 150 million USD for ALRO, one of the largest aluminium producers in Europe measured by production capacity.

The banks syndicate included Exim Banca Românească, Banca Comercială Română, OTP Bank România, CEC Bank, UniCredit Bank, Alpha Bank România and Banca Transilvania, was legally advised by Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen and White & Case, while ALRO was legally counselled by Simmons & Simmons and Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners.

“ALRO continued to activate in a very challenging economic environment, characterised by high input costs and a lower demand for some aluminium products. However, we took advantage of our strong position in the high and very high aluminium products market, we focused on increasing the efficiency of our operations and on cost reduction, and succeeded in maintaining our position internationally”, said Marian Năstase, Chairman of the Board, ALRO.

“The extension of the loan facility, under the coordination of Exim Banca Românească and with a syndicate of strong financial institutions, comes as a confirmation that ALRO’s long-term development programme is able to support our business continuity and our position at international level. We would like to extend our gratitude to the teams that undertook the negotiation process, Exim Banca Românească, the banks syndicate and the law firms that represented all parties”, added Genoveva Năstase, Chief Financial Officer, ALRO.

Over the past 20 years, ALRO Group has invested over USD 885 million in state-of-the-art technology, in increasing operational efficiency and in environmental protection programs. These investments have led to the diversification of the product portfolio, focusing on those with high and very high added value, and to the reduction of the environmental footprint at the level of the entire Group.