{"id":16675,"date":"2019-03-19T16:58:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?page_id=16675"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:11:00","slug":"manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bulgaria ranks 18th in the global\u00a0\u041c\u0430nuf\u0430\u0441tur\u0456ng R\u0456\u0455k \u0406nd\u0435\u0445 \u2013 2019<\/a> by the co<\/span>nsultancy company\u00a0\u0421u\u0455hm\u0430n & W\u0430k\u0435f\u0456\u0435ld.
\nSofia is shifting to high value-added manufacturing. This process is supported by the city’s R&D expertise. 70 000 people\u00a0are employed in the industry.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463389497927{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]\n

Manufacturing in Sofia<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1463397750208{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1556025257123{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Volume<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

8.5\u00a0bn BGN<\/span><\/h2>\n

annual total production volume<\/p>\n

14%<\/span><\/h2>\n

share of manufacturing
\nin the city’s economy<\/p>\n

3x <\/span><\/h2>\n

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Investments<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

~ 3 bn BGN<\/span><\/h2>\n

invested in\u00a0manufacturing annualy<\/p>\n

+ 22%
\n<\/span><\/h2>\n

growth\u00a0since 2012 of investments in
\ntangible fixed assets\u00a0<\/strong>(TFA)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

264 mil BGN<\/span><\/h2>\n

FDI attracted by the computer and
\ncommunications equipment industry in 2017<\/p>\n

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Electrical equipment production<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

The production of electrical equipment has shown the highest growth and\u00a0entered\u00a0the TOP 3 of the largest industrial sectors. Its output for 2017 was 730 mil BGN with 623 mil being exported, thus\u00a0becoming\u00a0a main driver of Sofia’s export. Highly technological sub-sectors with a high added-value have been growing rapidly in recent years. The electrical equipment production in Sofia makes no exception.<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

+ 163% <\/span><\/h2>\n

in exports
\ncompared to 2012<\/p>\n

623 mil BGN<\/span><\/h2>\n

exported<\/p>\n

+ 52% <\/span><\/h2>\n

in employment in 2017
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Industrial and Logistic Zones<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

16<\/span><\/h2>\n

industrial and logistics parks
\nlocated around Sofia<\/p>\n

1.4 million sq.m.<\/span><\/h2>\n

modern warehouses and logistics areas in Sofia<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463483351129{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” css=”.vc_custom_1464338134792{background-image: url(https:\/\/91.196.126.206\/soapi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/sofia-overview-5.jpg?id=2598) !important;}”][vc_column_text]Some success stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Behr-Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

FESTO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Melexis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Woodward<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SENSATA<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_single_image image=”18041″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”http:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sofia-manufacturing-industry-analysis-en-february-2019.pdf”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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