News about Industry
TotalSoft, a global provider of business process management software solutions, expands its presence in the Republic of Moldova through a strategic partnership with local company NetSafe.
Companies operating in the energy, industrial, aviation and maritime transportation sectors will face new costs for monitoring and verifying greenhouse gas emissions under draft regulations prepared by the Ministry of Environment.
Last week, the Agency for Investments and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) authorized for payment from the National Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development subsidies to farmers in the amount of MDL 31.75 million.
Germany’s largest automobile concerns are increasingly looking at the defense industry. Against the backdrop of a protracted crisis in the automotive industry, falling profits and production cuts, military orders are beginning to look like a new source of income for the industry.
Water is the “new blood of economics”. Why do the world’s leading economic analysts think so? Probably because summer is coming soon and, very possibly, another record drought on one or several continents. And most of the fresh water in the world is not used for household needs at all. The main volumes of water intake are used for growing agricultural crops, power plants, and industry.
At the Training and Production Enterprise of the Moldovan Society of the Blind Lumintehnica, a new administrative building was opened after major repairs and modern equipment for the production of kitchen napkins was put into operation.
In April 2026, the Republic of Moldova secured the status of net exporter of sunflower oil. Exports exceeded imports in physical volume by more than three times. In value terms, exports also exceed imports, but in a smaller proportion.
In the 2026/27 season, Ukraine will increase sunflower production, sunflower oil production and exports after a weaker 2025/26 marketing season. However, Russia is still ahead of Ukraine and will retain its status as the largest sunflower oil producer in the world. This is evidenced by the USDA forecast.
Measuring instruments validated in the European Union will be recognized in Moldova as well. The Commission for Agriculture and Food Industry will consider next week a draft law amending the rules in the field of metrology and accreditation to bring the Moldovan system in line with European standards. The draft was previously approved by parliament in the first reading.
While the world is buying up chips for artificial intelligence, Samsung Electronics is trying to avoid a crisis within the company. On Monday, management and the memory maker’s largest labor union will sit down at the bargaining table again, three days before a possible large-scale strike.
The European Commission is preparing to use revenues from carbon taxes levied on industry to subsidize farmers facing rising fertilizer prices.
The European Commission has approved four genetically modified crops for use in the food and animal feed industries. These are two genetically modified lines of cotton, one line each of corn and soybeans. The decision was published on March 12 in the Official Journal of the EU and will be valid for 10 years.
Romanian company Oves Enterprise has developed a low-cost cruise missile controlled by artificial intelligence. Its launch weight is only 55 kg (20 kg of propellant, 10 kg warhead), and its range is 200 km.
In the first quarter of 2026, exports of goods amounted to 848.5 million euros, up 10.2% compared to the corresponding period of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
The Romanian car ARO is being revived under the name e-ARO 25. The model defies imagination. It is an all-electric SUV, optionally with a range extender, designed to compete with the Hummer EV or G-Klasse EQ.
One of the largest and most developed chemical clusters in the world is on the verge of a large-scale crisis. Over the past year, two of the cluster’s ten companies have already closed plants. Europe’s chemical industry is under pressure due to high energy prices, weak demand and growing competition from China.
Kazakhstan fund “Samruk-Kazyna” took 22nd place in the list of 25 largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with assets of $88 billion.
Honda posted its first annual loss in 70 years amid problems in its electric vehicle segment and the impact of U.S. trade tariffs.
German automobile holding company Porsche SE recorded a net loss of 923 million euros for the first quarter of 2026.
Iulian Iorga was appointed director of the State Agency for Intellectual Property. The decision was approved by the Government on Wednesday, May 13. The position will be exercised from May 24, 2026.
