# ZS Europe opens high-tech aluminum components plant near Plovdiv, Bulgaria

ZS Europe Ltd., part of Chinese holding Shanghai Unison Aluminium Products, officially inaugurated a new high-tech manufacturing plant in the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The project involved an investment of nearly BGN 18.7 million and will create over 100 jobs, producing aluminum components for automotive companies including Tesla, Volvo, Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Audi.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-11-04
- Where: Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Value: $10.4M (18.7M BGN)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 4 Nov 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 12,000 square meters
- Products: aluminum components for automotive
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [ZS Europe](https://endata.com/companies/87428.md)
- [Shanghai Unison Aluminium Products](https://endata.com/companies/76305.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [investbg.government.bg](https://investbg.government.bg/chinese-group-zs-europe-opens-a-high-tech-plant-near-plovdiv-with-the-support-of-the-investbulgaria-agency/), 2025-11-04: "The foundation of successful economic development is industry. It is the base that allows everything else to be built — high value-added services and related productions. The road to prosperity passes through factories, not through cobblestones."

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