# Latecoere to build aircraft parts plant near Plovdiv, Bulgaria

French company Latecoere will invest EUR 11 million to build a 5,000 sq m plant in Maritsa industrial zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, producing aircraft parts for Airbus. Initially 200 jobs, potentially rising to 600, with an additional EUR 4 million investment over three years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-27
- Where: Maritsa industrial zone, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Value: $13.0M (11.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 square meters
- Products: small assemblies for aircraft doors, electrical distribution cabinets
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Latecoere](https://endata.com/companies/17396.md)

## Sources

- [money.bg](https://money.bg/investments/vdigat-zavod-za-chasti-za-airbus-kray-plovdiv.html), 2017-09-27: "Първоначално ще бъдат разкрити 200 работни места, каза Тиери Моц, главен изпълнителен директор по операциите на "Латекоер"."

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