OMV Petrom to Supply Renewable Electricity to Saint-Gobain Romania in Five-Year Agreement

OMV Petrom and building materials producer Saint-Gobain Romania announce the signing of a five-year agreement, whereby OMV Petrom will supply electricity from renewable sources for Saint-Gobain’s facilities throughout the country.

Based on this agreement, OMV Petrom will deliver around 800 GWh of green energy to 14 Saint-Gobain plants in Romania over the next five years.

Deliveries will begin in January 2026 and will be powered by wind and photovoltaic sources.

With this investment, Saint-Gobain Romania will cover 100% of the energy needs of all its workplaces: Saint-Gobain Glass (Călărași), Saint-Gobain Isover (Ploiesti), Saint-Gobain Rigips (Turda and Cheia) , Saint-Gobain Weber (Turda, Brănești, Suceava), Duraziv (Popești Leordeni), Saint-Gobain Prime Glass Working (Vălenii de Munte) and Chryso Romania (Ariceștii Rahtivani).

The energy delivered to Saint-Gobain will be produced in the wind and photovoltaic plants that OMV Petrom is building

Franck Neel, OMV Petrom board member, responsible for Gas and Power operations:

• “Through the 2030 Strategy, we are committed to supporting the energy transition in Romania and the region, with investments of around 11 billion euros until the end of this decade, around a third of which will support emissions projects low and no carbon.
• We have made significant progress in developing a portfolio of renewable energy projects that will gradually come into production over the coming years.
• We are pleased to announce this agreement with Saint-Gobain – it is more than an energy sales contract, it is a partnership for a low carbon future for Romanian industry”.

Ovidiu Păscutiu, CEO of Saint-Gobain Romania:

• “The agreement marks another milestone in Saint-Gobain’s journey to reduce its Objective 1 and 2 emissions by 33% by 2030 – compared to 2017 and to achieve ‘net zero emissions’ by 2050.
• We are pleased to have reliable partners like OMV Petrom by our side to continue our journey towards a greener future.
• At Saint-Gobain, we prioritize environmentally friendly energy sources, while permanently streamlining production processes to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption to make the world a more sustainable place to live live according to our purpose – Making the world a better place. Home”.

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes products and services for the industrial and construction markets.

Worldwide, it is present in 76 countries and has 160,000 employees. Last year it had sales of 47.9 billion euros.

The company is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

In Romania, Saint-Gobain has around 2,000 employees in 14 business sites located in Brăneşti, Călărași, Ploiesti, Satu-Mare, Turda, Suceava, Vălenii de Munte, Popești Leordeni and Ariceștii Rahtivani.

OMV Petrom is the largest integrated energy producer in Southeast Europe, with an annual group crude oil and gas production of approximately 41 million boe (barrel of oil equivalent) in 2023.

The group has a refining capacity of 4.5 million tonnes per annum and operates a high efficiency natural gas power plant of 860 MW.

On the retail oil products distribution market, the group is present in Romania and neighboring countries through approximately 780 gas stations, under two brands – OMV and Petrom.

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