All entries located in Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/stara-zagora 2026-10-08T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7c274fb9:en 2026-10-08T06:00:00Z

Bulgarian arms and firearms maker Arsenal opened a new nitrocellulose production plant in Kazanlak on 8 October 2026, attended by members of the government and the head of state, among others. It is part of a larger investment programme to expand capacity and the product range, whose total volume exceeds €300m according to the ministry; the report gives no separate figures for the plant or for new jobs (BTA, 9 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/1220969-bulgarian-defence-industry-takes-step-forward-with-new-nitrocellulose-plant-at-arsenal-deputy-prime-minister-says

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dc940611:en 2026-09-01T06:00:00Z

Danish maritime safety-equipment maker Viking Life-Saving Equipment ceased all manufacturing at its plant near Plovdiv (operating for 12 years, assembling lifeboats) as of 01.09.2026, shifting production to Thailand; 57 production staff are affected, while about 200 admin/finance employees remain on site (Plovdiv24, 01.09.2026). — Source: https://www.plovdiv24.bg/novini/regionalni/Svetoven-lider-zakri-proizvodstvoto-si-krai-Plovdiv-osvobozhdava-sluzhiteli-3018874

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f1d131b3:en 2026-08-10T06:00:00Z

Nomad Capital Group, registered only at the end of March 2026 with €50,000 of capital, notified the Bulgarian competition authority on 10 Aug 2026 of its intention to buy the idled Maritsa East 3 lignite plant, the country's second-largest coal-fired plant, and its operator. According to the authority the buyer currently conducts no business operations; the plant has been idle since April 2025, when the state offtake contract expired. The source gives neither price nor stakes (BTA, 11 Aug 2026). — Source: https://www.bta.bg/en/news/1183661-recently-registered-company-states-intention-to-acquire-bulgaria-s-second-larges

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:796b1e5d:en 2026-04-23T06:00:00Z

The US-led coal-fired power plant AES Maritza East 1 in Galabovo is ceasing operations because its long-term power purchase agreement with the state utility NEK expires on 8 May 2026. About 350 employees of two companies at the site are being laid off from 1 Jun 2026, and the mass redundancy is registered with the Stara Zagora labour office; the Maritza East 3 plant had already stopped operating in 2025 after its contract expired (BNT, 30 Apr 2026; second source: BNR, 23 Apr 2026, which says "more than 300"). — Sources: https://bntnews.bg/news/layoffs-at-aes-maritsa-east-1-thermal-power-plant-in-galabovo-are-set-to-begin-on-1-june-1391178news.html · https://bnrnews.bg/en/post/460624/hundreds-of-jobs-to-be-cut-as-bulgarian-coal-plant-nears-closure