# ABB opens new low-voltage products plant in Petrich, Bulgaria

ABB opened a new plant in Petrich, Bulgaria, its second investment in the city and fifth manufacturing facility in the country. The 7,400 sq.m. facility will produce low-voltage products and employ 420 people. Investment is about BGN 7 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-08-14
- Where: Petrich, Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- Value: $4.00M (7.00M BGN)
- Jobs: 420
- Starts operating: 17 Sep 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 7400 sq.m.
- Products: low-voltage products
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)

## Sources

- [bulgariabusinessinsider.com](http://bulgariabusinessinsider.com/industrial-giant-abb-opens-new-plant-with-420-jobs-in-petrich/), 2019-08-14: "The industrial giant ABB opens its newest plant in Bulgaria on September 17th."
- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/32595/abb-opens-a-new-electrification-factory-in-petrich), 2019-09-17: "ABB opens its newest factory in Bulgaria, just eleven months after the official start of the construction."

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