Holcim Romania, a unit of Holcim, mulls investing up to EUR500m  in the construction of a new cement plant in the county of Cluj, northwestern Romania, Bucharest-based daily Ziarul Financiar reported on Thursday.

"We are considering Mihai Viteazu village to invest in a cement factory and if the project is launched the investment will reach EUR400-00m," Ziarul Financiar quoted Holcim Romania spokesman Mugur Badarau as saying.

Holcim Romania is currently in talks with the Cluj County Council to start construction works on the plant, the paper reported.