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Rapeseed imports rescue Oliva, Astra Bioplant
Factories buy huge quantities from Canada and Australia due to a shortage of local raw materials and high prices

Bulgarian industry awaits the (indirect) effects of Trump's tariffs
Direct exports to the US are small, but there will be a negative impact on the supply chain

The flight of the Bulgarian aerobusiness
The boom in global travel has led to a surge in carriers, repair bases and parts factories based in the country

The week: A road tragedy
Roads to die for, Starlink comes to Bulgaria, Industry hits the brakes (construction, of course, excluded)

Sofia Tech Park unveils its upgraded supercomputer Discoverer+
The Bulgarian supercomputer will be a part of the 2026 AI factory BRAIN++

BRAIN++ and Bulgaria’s bid for AI relevancy
With funding from the state and the EU, INSAIT Sofia Tech Park will build a center that will give access to local businesses and administration for great computational power

The week: And justice for all?
The democratic facade comes crumbling down, an AI factory is coming, and hopefully, some trains at last

Tri-Wall Group to invest 70 million levs in new factory near Plovdiv
The Asian company will begin production of corrugated board and packaging by mid-2026

Sofia-based airline Fly2Sky reaches top 3 in the sector
The company, which is owned by a Greek and a Ukrainian, has 10 aircraft and revenue of 92 million levs


You scream, I scream, but no ice cream: Unilever abandons Bulgarian production plant
The second biggest ice cream producer shuts doors

Bulgaria's new factories for 2024: How has the industrial landscape changed
Amongst a sharp dip in investments during 2024 there have been a few that have also withdrawn entirely from the country

The week: A map of industrial brilliance
Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica

K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms
The new annual edition of Capital 100 ranking shows that the revenues of the top 100 companies shrank by 14% last year after the boom in the energy sector in 2022. The star businesses of 2023 are arms, cars and solar

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage
Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model

The week: Time to escape the German economic embrace
The German curse of the industry, Peevski wins, BNB tries to curb house lending

A perfect storm: why Pleven’s Leoni is closing
The German automotive cable supplier faces a volatile market, rising labor costs and a shortage of workers