# Multivac expands packaging plant in Bozhurishte, Bulgaria

German packaging machinery manufacturer Multivac officially opened an expansion of its plant in Bozhurishte, Bulgaria, adding over 5,600 sq m of floor space. The investment is 12 million leva (EUR 6.1 million), and the expansion is expected to create about 100 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-27
- Where: Bozhurishte, Bulgaria
- Value: $6.70M (12.0M BGN)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 27 Mar 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 5,600 sq m
- Products: packaging machines, vacuum machines, labeling devices, automation solutions
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Multivac](https://endata.com/companies/3426.md)

## Sources

- [money.bg](https://money.bg/business/germanskata-multivac-investira-12-miliona-leva-v-proizvodstvo-za-opakovane-v-bozhurishte.html), 2023-03-27: "Новата сграда ще позволи на българското производствено звено значително да увеличи производствения капацитет на място за обработка на листове, както и електрически и механичен монтаж."
- [ecoplasticsinpackaging.com](https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/investments/multivac-expands-in-bulgaria/), 2023-03-29: "As a consequence of the expansion, we will create approximately 100 new jobs in the production department."
- [sustainabilitymea.com](https://www.sustainabilitymea.com/multivac-invests-us6-51m-to-expand-productivity-at-its-bulgarian-plant/), 2023-04-03: "The facility in Bozhurishte, which was put in operation in 2018 and supplies various companies of the Multivac Group, developed in recent years into a strategically important part of our global manufacturing network."

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