Prahova County - Economy

Economy

The area contains the main oil reserves in Romania having a long tradition in extracting and refining the oil. The county is heavily industrialised, more than 115,000 people being involved in an industrial activity. It realises over 8% of the country's industrial production. Some of the biggest international corporations like Coca-Cola, Unilever, InBev, Michelin, Timken and others have invested heavily in the recent years.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Oil industry - almost 50% of the county's industrial production.
• Oil extracting equipment.
• Chemical industry.
• Rubber industry.
• Mechanical components industry.
• Food and beverages industry.
• Textile industry.

Agriculture is also developed - in the southern part mainly extensive agriculture and the hills area is well suited for wines and fruit orchards. In total it realises about 3% of the country's agricultural production.