Coca-Cola celebrated 30 years of production at its Timișoara plant, in western Romania, by announcing a RON 5 million (roughly EUR 1 million) investment in a solar park, the company’s first renewable energy facility in Romania. For three decades, Timișoara has shown how passion and professionalism can drive sustainable growth,” said Cornel Cărămizaru, General Manager of Coca-Cola HBC Romania. Roughly RON 1.5 million of the solar park’s cost was financed through the European Union’s Modernization Fund. Coca-Cola has been present in Romania for 34 years, operating plants in Timișoara, Ploiești, and Poiana Negrii. In 2024, the Coca-Cola System contributed EUR 911 million in added value to the national economy, equivalent to 0.26% of GDP, with EUR 502 million going to the state budget.