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Bulgaria's Lead and Zinc Complex Propped Up with Funds from Mining Co

The workers at the largest Bulgarian producer of non-ferrous metals, the Lead and Zinc Complex (LZC; OTZK) in the southern city of Kardzhali, have been paid their January 2012 salaries.

Business » Industry | April 12, 2012, Thursday // 20:24 | Viewed: 2901

Lead Factory Owner Could Be Sued - Bulgaria Parliament Vice-Chair

The Bulgarian prosecution needs to investigate signals of corporate abuse by Lead and Zinc Complex (OTzK) owner Valentin Zahariev, said Bulgarian Parliament Vice-Speaker Anastas Anastasov.

Business » Industry | April 11, 2012, Wednesday // 16:27 | Viewed: 1737

Outraged Lead Factory Workers: Owner Kills Bulgaria's Industry

Some 200 workers from Bulgaria's largest lead and zinc factory assembled in protest in capital Sofia Wednesday to express their outrage at the management of their factory.

Business » Industry | April 11, 2012, Wednesday // 15:06 | Viewed: 2308

3 Investors Vie for Bulgaria's Major Lead and Zinc Plant

Three investors are bidding to buy Bulgaria's major Lead and Zinc Complex (OTZK), Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has announced.

Business » Industry | April 6, 2012, Friday // 16:50 | Viewed: 3449

Bulgaria's Industrial Production Drops February 2012

Bulgaria's seasonally adjusted industrial production index decreased by 2.1% in February 2012 as compared to the previous month, according to preliminary data released by the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business » Industry | April 6, 2012, Friday // 11:30 | Viewed: 2434

First Solar Plane 'Lands' in Bulgaria's Sofia

The model of Solar Impulse, first fully solar-powers airplane, has been presented at the International Exhibition of Solar Energy for South East Europe in Sofia by Solvay.

Business » Industry | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 19:17 | Viewed: 2889

Bulgarian Metal Mogul: I Am Broke, Have No Money for Wages

Valentin Zahariev, the turned-infamous owner of the Lead and Zinc Complex in Kardzhali, the leading Bulgarian non-ferrous metals producer, says he is broke and has no money for salaries.

Business » Industry | April 1, 2012, Sunday // 12:05 | Viewed: 2988

Bulgarian Lead Plant Workers Get Meager Govt Aid, Set for Protests

The workers from the highly troubled Lead and Zinc Complex (LZC; OTZK) in Bulgaria's southern city of Kardzhali have received meager one-time cash payments from the government but remain ready to strike.

Business » Industry | March 31, 2012, Saturday // 19:16 | Viewed: 1567

Ciragette Maker Bulgartabac Registers BGN 31.3 M Profit in 2011

Bulgaria's largest cigarette maker Bulgartabac has completed 2011 with a net profit of BGN 31.3 M, the company announced Friday based on its annual financial results.

Business » Industry | March 30, 2012, Friday // 16:50 | Viewed: 1834

Bulgartabac Reaches 2% Market Share in Taiwan, Set to Double Exports

Bulgaria's largest cigarette maker Bulgartabac is to double its exports to Taiwan in 2012 year-on-year, the company announced Friday.

Business » Industry | March 23, 2012, Friday // 15:36 | Viewed: 1687

CNN Films Bulgaria's Great Wall Factory

The global leader in TV news, the American CNN, had filmed a special documentary report about the Litex Motors factory near the northern city of Lovech which manufactures Great Wall automobiles.

Business » Industry | March 23, 2012, Friday // 11:17 | Viewed: 2749

Bulgaria's Industrial Production Sees 3.6% Drop Jan 2012 Y/Y

Bulgaria's working day-adjusted industrial production index decreased by 3.6% in January 2012 year on year, the country's National Statistical Institute has informed.

Business » Industry | March 7, 2012, Wednesday // 17:47 | Viewed: 1686

Bulgarians to Get Rid of Old Appliances for No Money

Bulgarian citizens will be obliged to deposit their discarded electric appliances for free at fixed scrap metal yards, under a controversial bill on waste management.

Business » Industry | March 2, 2012, Friday // 14:13 | Viewed: 2589

Bulgarian Municipalities Received BGN 39 M from Concessions in 2011

Bulgarian municipalities' concession revenues for 2011 amounted to close to BGN 39 M, according to Traicho Traikov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism.

Business » Industry | March 1, 2012, Thursday // 17:59 | Viewed: 2278

Sales of Local Cigarette Brands Slump in Bulgaria

In January 2012, the sales of Bulgarian-made cigarettes have registered a drastic collapse, compared to January 2011, according to the records of "Bulgartabac" and "Kings Tobacco.

Business » Industry | February 28, 2012, Tuesday // 12:01 | Viewed: 4239

Bulgaria Opens Great Wall Car Plant, Hopes for Great Chinese Investments

Bulgaria has formally launched of mass production of cars under the Chinese Great Wall badge by Litex Motors near the northern city of Lovech.

Business » Industry | February 21, 2012, Tuesday // 15:56 | Viewed: 20538

China's Great Wall Motors Opens Plant in Bulgaria Tuesday

Seventeen years after Bulgaria's last failed attempt to revive its automobile industry, the country has pinned new hopes on the launch of mass production of cars under the Chinese Great Wall badge, due on Tuesday.

Business » Industry | February 20, 2012, Monday // 20:38 | Viewed: 4980

Romania's Dacia Not Bothered by Bulgarian Car Industry Revival

Romanian car producer Dacia is not concerned with its new potential competitor, the Bulgarian Litex Motors factory that is to be inaugurated in Lovech on February 21.

Business » Industry | February 16, 2012, Thursday // 16:37 | Viewed: 5318

Bulgaria Back on Global Car Production Map on Feb 21

Seventeen years after Bulgaria's last failed attempt to revive its automobile industry, the country has pinned new hopes on the launch of mass production of cars under the Great Wall badge, due next week.

Business » Industry | February 15, 2012, Wednesday // 13:34 | Viewed: 3249

Bulgarian Capital Announces 2nd Waste Plant Procurement Bid

The town council of Bulgarian capital Sofia announced a new public procurement for the construction of a waste processing plant for the city.

Business » Industry | February 9, 2012, Thursday // 18:13 | Viewed: 1625

Solvay Sodi CEO: Bulgaria Presents Wealth of Business Incentives

Bulgaria has a lot of advantages, benefiting the chemical industry business, according to the Solvay Sodi CEO Eric Vander Vorst.

Business » Industry | February 8, 2012, Wednesday // 17:28 | Viewed: 3690
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