Trakia Economic Zone

Trakia Economic Zone

Sensata Technologies factory in Maritsa Industrial Zone
Type	public-private partnership
Industry	manufacturing, commerce
Number of employees	12,000
Website	tez.bg

Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) in Plovdiv is an industrial and commecrial area and one of the biggest economic projects in Bulgaria. It includes six major industrial zones in the region of Plovdiv with a total area of 10,700,000 sq.m. of which 3,250,000 sq.m occupied area. More than 140 Bulgarian and multinational companies operate in TEZ which employ over 12,000 people (as of 2015). Since 1995, TEZ has attracted over EUR 1.1 billion of fixed-capital investments.^[1]

Industrial Zones

Trakia Economic Zone consists of six separate zones.

Maritsa Commercial and Industrial Zone

Located near the highway Trakia

Area	Industry	Distance from Plovdiv	Investors
500 ha	Machine industry, Electronics industry, Food industry, Logistics	6 km	Bulgaria: Agri Bulgaria, Bella Bulgaria Fresh Logic, Maxeurope, Biofresh, Motocar Service  USA: Socotab, Sensata Technologis  Germany: Osram, Liebherr Group, DB Schenker, Intrama, Ferrero Bulgaria, Winterhalter  France: Schneider Electric,  Holland: Royal Dutch Shell,  Japan: SMC,  Norway: Viking  Greece: Jumbo S.A.

Rakovski Industrial Zone

Located next to Stryama, municipality Rakovski

Area	Industry	Distance from Plovdiv	Investors
100 ha	Automotive industry, Chemical industry, Food industry, Logistics, Textile industry	14 km	Bulgaria: Rubikon, Intercitrus, Sigi Trans, Sweet World, ZBE, Unicom, Strom  USA: Socotab, Sensata Technologies  Germany: Kaufland  England: William Hughes, Naish Felts   Switzerland: ABB Group,  Canada: Magna International,  Italy: Zobele, Sofiawax  Spain: Percotex, Lampshades

Kuklen Industrial and Commercial Zone

Located next to the village of Kuklen

Area	Industry	Distance from Plovdiv	Investors
100 ha	Metallurgy, Automotive industry, Chemical industry, Food industry, Logistics	10 km	Bulgaria: Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant, Agria  Germany: Mecalit, Willi Elbe Automotive  Turkey: Techno Aktas

Kaloyanovo Agro Center

Located next to Kaloyanovo

Area	Industry	Distance from Plovdiv	Investors
80 ha	Organic farming, Food industry	22 km

Trakia Hi-Tech Innovation Park

Located near the highway Trakia

Area	Industry	Distance from Plovdiv	Investors
260 ha	Agriculture, Food industry	12 km

Education and Hi-Tech Park

Located in Plovdiv

Area	Industry	Distance from Plovdiv	Investors
30 ha	High tech, Technological innovation	-

See also

industrial-zones, Bulgaria

References

1. invest.plovdiv.bg