Alpha Metal SA (Romania)

Alpha Metal SA is a Romanian company, founded in 1994, organized as a joint-stock company. The principal activity of the company trade of gaseous fuels through mains, the company is an important supplier of natural gas for the industrial consumers. Natural gas market in Romania was opened gradually starting in 2001. In 2005 the openness of the natural gas market was established at 50% of the total consumption. Beginning on 1st of January 2006 the openness of the natural gas market was 65% of the total consumption but from 1st of July 2006 it was 75% and then from 1st of January 2007 the natural gas market is fully open. Alpha Metal company's market share of natural gas import market was 0,23% in 2009 and 0,26% in 2010. From 2010 Alpha Metal S.A. began to be involved in developing green energy projects. It intends to become an electrical energy producer acting as a renewable electricity producer.