Moldovan manufacturer of certified 7-wire prestressing steel strand (PC strand) seeks distributors, infrastructure contractors and long-term partners in the EU, EFTA and Nordic countries.

A Moldovan industrial company operating the country's only plant for 7-wire prestressing steel strand (PC strand, 1860 MPa, Ø 9.3–15.7 mm), certified to EN 10138-3 and ASTM A416, with 18,000 t/year capacity and deliveries to over 14 countries in the EU, Balkans, Ukraine and the USA, seeks distributors, precast producers and infrastructure contractors (distribution or supplier agreements) and partners for certification and market entry in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and the Nordics.

The company is a privately owned industrial and trading group based in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, established in 2013 and employing around 180 people. In 2023 it commissioned the first and only production plant for prestressing steel strand (PC strand) in Moldova, an investment of approximately EUR 9 million financed in part through a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Product: 7-wire prestressing steel strand (plain / uncoated), tensile strength class 1860 MPa, nominal diameters 9.3, 12.5, 12.7, 12.9, 15.2 and 15.7 mm, manufactured in accordance with EN 10138-3 and ASTM A416. The strand is used as the load-bearing tensile element in prestressed and post-tensioned concrete: bridges and viaducts, motorway and railway structures, tunnels, precast and prefabricated elements, industrial and commercial buildings, energy and other heavy infrastructure. Installed capacity is 18,000 t/year on the first production line; a second line doubling capacity to 36,000 t/year is planned. Certification and quality: The plant operates certified management systems (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001) and holds 12 active product certifications for the strand in nine EU member states (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia). A verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD, ECO Platform) is available, and the production profile is prepared for the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The company's figurative trade mark is registered with the State Agency on Intellectual Property of Moldova (AGEPI) for classes 6, 19, 35, 37, 39 and 40. Track record: More than 22,000 t of strand have been delivered to date to customers in the EU and the USA, including tier-one European post-tensioning and infrastructure contractors on motorway, expressway and bridge projects in Poland, Slovakia, Czechia and Romania. Active markets currently include Romania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and the USA. Location and logistics: The plant is located in an EU candidate country bordering Romania and Ukraine, with road delivery times of 2–4 days to any EU market (about 1,200 km to Austria, 1,400 km to Germany, 1,900 km to the Netherlands). The company operates its own road freight fleet. Sustainability: A 600 kW rooftop photovoltaic installation covers up to 20% of the plant's electricity demand; a power purchase agreement with a large domestic solar park is intended to bring the share of renewable electricity in production to about 50%, and a battery energy storage system (12.6 MWh) is planned. Other activities: The company is also a wholesale trader of rolled steel products and cement on the domestic market, and collects and trades ferrous scrap metal. Cooperation sought: The company is looking for (1) distributors and stockholders of prestressing steel in EU/EFTA countries; (2) precast concrete producers, post-tensioning specialists and infrastructure contractors as direct customers under supplier or long-term framework agreements; (3) partners for joint product certification and market entry in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark; and (4) industrial or financial partners for the second production line.

Type of partner sought: (a) distributors, stockholders and traders of reinforcing and prestressing steel; (b) precast and prestressed concrete producers, post-tensioning specialists and civil engineering / infrastructure contractors; (c) certification bodies, engineering consultancies or established local suppliers able to support joint product approval and market entry in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries; (d) industrial groups or financial investors interested in the second production line. Role of the partner: distributors would hold stock and market the strand to regional customers under a distribution services agreement; contractors and precast producers would purchase directly under supplier or long-term framework agreements, with volumes, diameters and delivery schedules agreed per project; certification/market-entry partners would co-develop the approval roadmap and initial customer base in their country; investors would participate in financing and/or off-take for the capacity expansion under an investment or joint venture agreement. Size: SMEs and large companies. The company is able to supply full truckloads and project-based volumes and to negotiate in English, Romanian, Russian and French.