# Rubin Trading starts third furnace at Pleven glass plant, €70M investment

Rubin Trading fired up its third glass furnace at the Pleven glass bottle and jar plant in Bulgaria, a €70 million investment adding 4 new production lines. The expansion increases daily capacity by 320 tonnes to a total of 770 tonnes and creates 150 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-22
- Where: Pleven, Bulgaria
- Value: $77.0M (70.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 22 Jul 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 320 tonnes per day (new furnace), 770 tonnes per day total
- Products: glass bottles, glass jars
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Rubin Trading](https://endata.com/companies/86203.md)

## Sources

- [capital.bg](https://www.capital.bg/biznes/promishlenost/2025/07/23/4809994_oshte_stuklo_rubin_puska_treta_pesht_za_70_mln_evro/), 2025-07-23: "През следващите три седмици температурата в новото съоръжение постепенно ще се вдига, суровините ще се стопят и полученото стъкло ще се превърне в бутилки и буркани"
- [mig.government.bg](https://www.mig.government.bg/vsichki-novini/staklarskiyat-zavod-v-pleven-finalizira-masthabna-investicziya-i-otkriva-novi-150-rabotni-mesta/), 2025-07-23: "Стъкларският завод в Плевен „Рубин“ финализира своя мащабна инвестиция, която открива нови 150 работни места."

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