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Belgian consortium plans to invest over 1 billion euros in battery production in Bulgaria

PM Denkov (right)
Photo: BTA

A Belgian consortium intends to invest in Bulgaria up to 1.1 billion euros in the production of lithium-ion batteries for cars. This was announced by Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov after a meeting in the Council of Ministers with representatives of the potential investor. 

The investment is expected to provide over 1,000 jobs. It is planned that there will be a development base in Plovdiv, the factory will be in Stara Zagora, and in Burgas there will be an installation where used batteries will be recycled and valuable metals will be extracted from them. 

Denkov was adamant that the environment would not be endangered. 

The additional state aid to the investment will be coordinated according to the rules with the European Commission, stated Finance Minister Asen Vassilev.



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