Odelo Bulgaria opens second factory near Plovdiv

Odelo Bulgaria, a manufacturer of car lights, part of the Turkish Bayraktarlar Holding, opened its second factory near Plovdiv. After the company started serial production for Mercedes and other major car companies in 2019, in April 2022 it began production of spare parts for the car lights in a second factory in Plovdiv. Thus, after […]
Cupffee and Bühler to Tackle Plastic Waste with Edible Coffee Cups

Cupffee plans to increase its production to 10 million cups per month and ultimately wants to replace at least 1% of the global supply of disposable plastic/carton coffee cups. With Bühler at its side, they are ready to take on the challenge. Cupffee, a Bulgarian start-up based in Plovdviv, and Swiss Bühler Group have been […]
Deputy Mayor Stefan Stoyanov opened Europe’s first nitrile gloves factory

Plovdiv is oficially the home of the first factory for nitrile gloves manufacturing in the European Union. The investment of BGN 15 million belongs to the Bulgarian start-up company PPS Manufacturing, which is the only manufacturer of this type of products for the healthcare and food industry. The production base is located on 6,000 square […]
Intuitive Surgical received Priority Investment Certificate

The Minister of Innovation and Growth, Daniel Lоrer, presented a certificate for Priority Investment to Intuitive Surgical under the Investment Promotion Act (IPI). The American company manufactures equipment for robotic surgery – with one of their most famous products being the Da Vinci Surgical Robot. They will invest BGN 84 million in the construction of […]
The Bulgarian startup PPS Manufacturing opens the first in Europe factory for nitrile gloves

The COVID pandemic has led to high demand for single-use medical items, and global supply chain problems have shown that Europe cannot rely solely on Asia for many of its products. This problem, however, inspired a new business idea in a group of Plovdiv entrepreneurs. A year after – the first nitrile glove factory in […]
Liebherr invests EUR 17 million for a 3rd plant in Plovdiv

The global giant Liebherr opened a new plant for concrete trucks in Plovdiv. This is the third investment in a new production base of the group in Plovdiv, and this time the location is within the boundaries of the city on a plot of 37,000 sq.m. with a built-up production and warehouse area of 12,000 […]