# Latecoere to build aircraft components plant in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Latecoere is commencing construction of a production plant for aircraft components near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with a EUR 15 million investment. The plant will manufacture components for aerostructures and interconnection systems, primarily for Airbus, and is expected to start production by the end of March 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-29
- Where: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Value: $18.0M (15.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Mar 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: aircraft door assemblies, aerostructures, interconnection systems
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [capital.bg](https://www.capital.bg/en/business/2017/12/14/4146008_latecoere_lands_in_plovdiv/), 2017-12-29: "The manufacturing facility in Plovdiv will work mostly for Airbus, the largest passenger jet airliner manufacturer."

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