# Schneider Electric expands smart factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Schneider Electric broke ground on a multimillion expansion of its Smart Factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, adding three new production lines for automatic circuit breakers. The expansion will increase production volume by 30% and create 100 new jobs by mid-2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-12
- Where: Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Jul 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30% increase in production volume
- Products: automatic circuit breakers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Schneider Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2048.md)

## Sources

- [invest.plovdiv.bg](https://invest.plovdiv.bg/official-first-sod-of-schneider-electrics-60-million-euro-expansion/), 2022-09-12: "The investment will create three new production lines for automatic circuit breakers which will increase the total production volume of the company in our country by 30%."

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