Industrial Zones and Parks in Bulgaria

State industrial zones

Source: National Company Industrial Zones: Operational zones and zones under development¹

• Sofia-Bozhurishte: about 298 ha; over €11 million was invested there from the start of 2025 to mid-2026, and JYSK is building a third automated warehouse tower for €45 million.
• Burgas: phase 2 of the Industrial and Logistics Park has about 20 plots and a total investment of close to €20 million; eight investors have paid deposits and two are building.
• How plots are sold: investors buy the plots, with contract obligations on deadlines, jobs and the size of the investment.
• Pipeline: the company was negotiating projects worth over €40 million with investors from Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, China, Turkey and Greece in mid-2026.

Source: National Company Industrial Zones: Operational zones and zones under development; Focus: Burgas industrial park opens phase 2, eight investors (29 September 2026, in Bulgarian); Industry Info: National Company Industrial Zones negotiating projects worth €40 million (12 June 2026, in Bulgarian)^1,2,3

Trakia Economic Zone

The Trakia Economic Zone groups the industrial zones around Plovdiv, including the zones in Rakovski and Kaloyanovo. Over €4.5 billion has been invested in about 250 companies since it began, and average pay in its plants is over €1,200 a month, close to €1,500 in high-tech production.^4,5

• Liebherr: €90 million for a new production and logistics base, with over 600 jobs when fully running.
• Tri-Wall Bulgaria: construction of a plant worth over €30 million began on 28 January 2026, with about 150 jobs.
• Others: Mondi, Schaeffler, BHTC, Brunata and William Hughes operate in the Rakovski zones; Osram and DSV also have sites in the area.
• Climate goal: the zone aims to be climate neutral by 2040.

Source: BTA: Liebherr Group to invest €90 million in Trakia Economic Zone; InvestBulgaria Agency: High value-added investment launches in the Trakia Economic Zone (30 January 2026); Plovdiv24: Two municipalities near Plovdiv attract billions in investment (October 2026, in Bulgarian); Germany Trade and Invest: Bulgaria, many locations to choose from (1 April 2026, in German)^6,8,5,9

Sources give different totals for the zone, from €3 billion to over €4.5 billion and from 200 to about 250 companies, depending on the date and what is counted.^4,5,9

Special economic zones

Bulgaria has six special economic zones: in Plovdiv, Svilengrad and Dragoman, and at the ports of Burgas on the Black Sea and Ruse and Vidin on the Danube.⁹

Other industrial, technology and research parks, from Sofia Tech Park to municipal zones in most regional cities, are in the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s directory of zones and parks.¹⁰

The Industrial Parks Act

• In force: since 16 March 2021; parks are entered in a register kept by the Minister of Economy.
• Size: at least 300 dka (30 ha), or as little as 100 dka or 10 dka for parks specialised in high-tech activities.
• Types: general (type A), specialised in one activity (type B) or high-tech (type C), owned by the state, municipalities, private companies or a mix.
• Benefits: a simplified administrative regime while the park is built and developed, support for owners and investors under the Investment Promotion Act, national programmes and EU funds, and lower or waived local fees if the municipal council decides.
• Plots: owners sell or lease plots, or grant building rights, once the park’s detailed development plan is in force and the plot is in the cadastre.

Source: National Company Industrial Zones: Industrial Parks Act, English text; European Commission: A legal framework to attract industrial investment (Industrial Parks Act)^7,11

Investors in industrial zones can also apply for incentives such as investment grants, state land at favourable prices without a tender, and refunds of social security contributions for new jobs. See the investment incentives fact sheet and Manufacturing.⁹