# Odelo Farfa Lighting Group starts building EUR 37M plant near Plovdiv

Odelo Farfa Bulgaria, the Bulgarian branch of Turkish Odelo Farfa Lighting Group, has started construction of a high-tech plant in the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The company will invest EUR 40.6 million in the facility, which will produce rear lights for Mercedes and is expected to employ 400 people by 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-29
- Where: Kuklen, Trakia Economic Zone, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Value: $47.0M (40.6M EUR)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Products: rear lights for Mercedes
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Odelo Farfa Lighting Group](https://endata.com/companies/18775.md)
- [Odelo Farfa Bulgaria](https://endata.com/companies/18776.md)

## Sources

- [old.bta.bg](http://www.old.bta.bg/bg/c/OT/id/1828546), 2018-06-29: "Заводът ще се изгради на площ от 23 000 кв.м. в зона Куклен на 'Тракия икономическа зона' /ТИЗ/ и в него фирмата ще инвестира 40,6 милиона евро."

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