Ameropa Takes Majority Stake in Two Ag Input Romanian Distributors

Ameropa, Vienna, has acquired the majority stake in Promat Comimpex and Agroind Cauaceu, distributors of agri inputs and outputs in northern Romania, according to law firm Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii (PNSA).

Ameropa now holds 70 percent of the two firms, recently adding a 30 percent share to the 40 percent stake it acquired in 2018. The purchase has received the approval of Romania’s Competition Council.

Other recent Ameropa acquisitions in Romania include fertilizer manufacturer Azomureş Târgu Mureş, Chimpex, one of the largest port operators in Constanta Harbor, and Ameropa Grains (former Comcereal Constanta and top three agri inputs and outputs trader in Romania), as well as various silos, storage and distribution facilities, and/or business lines from various players.