# odeloFarba starts construction of new production plant in Kuklen, Bulgaria

odeloFarba held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production plant in the Trakiya business park in Kuklen, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The plant will manufacture tail lights for Mercedes-Benz, with first production expected in autumn 2019. Total investment is over €40 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-28
- Where: Kuklen, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- Value: $47.0M (40.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 23,000 square meters
- Products: tail lights for Mercedes-Benz C-class
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [odeloFarba](https://endata.com/companies/32801.md)

## Sources

- [odelo.de](https://odelo.de/en/news/2018-06-28/odelofarba-lays-foundation-stone-for-new-production-plant-in-bulgaria), 2018-06-28: "As early as autumn 2019, the first tail lights of the new C-class will be manufactured there and delivered to Mercedes-Benz."

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