Plama

Type
Business expansion
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria; Severozapaden; Pleven
Location of affected unit(s)
Pleven
Sector
Manufacturing
(19) Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum
19.2 - Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products
19.2 - Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
17 October 2011
Foreseen end date
30 June 2012

Description

The oil refinery Plama in Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven is going to reopen in December 2011 creating 200 jobs. Plama will produce mainly lubricants, while fuels will be a side production.

The refinery will initially employ 200 petrochemists, but is set out to create 500 to 600 jobs in the coming years.

Sources

  • 16 October 2011: dariknews
  • 17 October 2011: novinite

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Plama, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 72597, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72597.