Turkey’s Sisecam to Build New Automotive Glass Plant in Bulgaria

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey’s Sisecam Group will open four new glass manufacturing facility in Targovishte, northeastern Bulgaria, by 2012. The investment, which will also include an automotive glass production plant, will create about 250 jobs.

Targovishte serves as the headquarters of Sisecam’s local subsidiary Trakya Glass Bulgaria EAD, which already operates four plants in the city.

The company is one of the biggest greenfield investors in the country in the recent years, with its Bulgarian investments already totaling €220 million.