Japanese-owned Tri-Wall Group has started construction of its paper packaging plant in the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The investment has grown to over 40 million euros and production is expected to begin by mid-2027.

The Bulgarian unit of Tri-Wall Limited has started construction of a €30 million corrugated cardboard and packaging plant in the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, expected to create 150 jobs.

Construction has started on a high-tech corrugated board and packaging plant in the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, with Tri-Wall investing over EUR 30 million and planning 150 jobs.

Smith Anderson & Ara, an Anglo-Turkish paper packaging maker, has opened a new plant in Burgas after investing over 10.2 million euros. The plant employs 60 people, with the investor aiming for at least 160 by summer.

Tri-Wall Group is investing 70 million leva in a new corrugated board and packaging plant near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, through its local unit Tri-Wall Bulgaria, with completion expected by mid-2026 and 250 to 300 jobs created.

Smurfit Kappa signed an agreement to acquire Artemis Ltd., a Bag-in-Box packaging plant in Shumen, Bulgaria, that makes bags, films and caps for food and beverage packaging. The deal expands its presence in Eastern Europe.

German luxury packaging maker Rissmann, owned by vph GmbH & Co, plans to increase capacity at its production site in Bulgaria to meet demand for made-in-Europe packaging. The Bulgarian plant has been operational since 2022.

Bulgarian flexible packaging maker Ate Plast opened a new plant in the Zagore industrial zone in Stara Zagora after a 20 million lev investment. The plant has hired 40 people and is expected to double the company's output volumes.

Germany's Multivac is investing 6 million euros to expand its plant in Bulgaria, according to SeeNews. The article does not specify the exact location or the new capacity.

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Warp Control System and IQ Moisturizer for a corrugator at Dunapack Packaging's Plovdiv plant in Bulgaria to reduce warp waste and improve productivity. Delivery was scheduled for August 2022.

Multivac has started a production hall extension of about 5,000 square metres at its Bozhurishte, Bulgaria site, costing around €5 million, with completion planned for fall 2022.

Bulgarian packaging maker Ate Plast has started construction of its third plant in the Zagore Industrial Zone in Stara Zagora, aiming to double or triple its printed packaging capacity; the investment, initially planned at 10 million leva, is expected to exceed that and completion is due by year end.

Packaging maker Ate Plast will invest 10 million leva in a new plant in the Zagore industrial zone in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, which received Class A priority investment status. The investment will create 35 jobs and produce flexible films, with construction taking 3 years.

Portuguese glass packaging maker BA Glass plans to invest about EUR 205 million over five years in its Bulgarian plants, building two new furnaces to double production capacity at its Sofia and Plovdiv facilities. Most of the spending is due in 2020 and 2021.

Smurfit Kappa completed the takeover of Balkanpack, a Bulgarian corrugated board and packaging manufacturer with a plant in Kazanlak, on 1 March 2019. The deal's value was not disclosed.