The relationship between SFC and EU member Romania has intensified significantly in recent years and has been in place for over a decade. In October 2011, as part of its strategic focus on becoming a system provider, SFC Energy acquired the Dutch PBF Group B.V., which had been active in Romania since 2009. At that time, the site employed around 20 people. Due to the increasing demand for SFC's solutions in recent years, the workforce has been expanded to around 115 employees. Consequently, around 30% of SFC's total global workforce of 421 employees as of the end of the first half of 2024 will be based in Romania, which underlines the key importance of the site for the Group as a whole.