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Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria; Yuzhen tsentralen; Plovdiv
Location of affected unit(s)
Plovdiv
Sector
(10 - 33) 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
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
Insa Oil, a privately owned Bulgarian energy and fuels producer and distributor, announced the creation of 120 new jobs at its future bioethanol production facility “Insa Spirit” near Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The recruitment is in line with the launch of plant operations in the second half of 2026. The investment is 56 million Euro. The positions are expected to be permanent: in production, laboratory, and plant operations. The expansion responds to both EU regulatory requirements for renewable fuels (minimum 9% bioethanol in petrol since 2025) and the company’s strategy to diversify into green energy and strengthen energy independence.
The company employs several hundred workers in Bulgaria. The new facility will be the first bioethanol plant in Bulgaria.
Eurofound (2025), Insa Oil, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 203283, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203283.
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