BULGARIA: NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS FACTSHEET InvestBulgaria Agency – March 2010 Foreign direct investment Market review Cumulative FDI in other nonmetalic mineral Company Net sales (EUR m), products' sector(Mio. USD) 2008 Devnya Cement JSC - Devnia 133,94 Zlatna Panega Cement JSC - 1003 124,58 Zlatna Panega Holcim Bulgaria JSC - Beli izvor 121,90 719 Trakia Glass Bulgaria SPJSC - 116,82 556 Targovishte 392 Drujba Glass Works JSC - Sofia 110,70 311 Ideal Standard Bulgaria SPJSC - 45,08 Sevlievo Vulkan Ciment JSC - Dimitrovgrad 42,05 Xella Bulgaria SPLTD - Sofia 32,25 Building Materials and Systems 23,88 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ABO Ltd - Plovdiv Baumit Bulgaria – Elin Pelin 23,68 Source: NSI Source:BEIS Production Manufacture of products from other Production of Production of ceramic products, non-metallic mineral materials, 2005- cement and lime, 2005-2008 (EUR m) 2008 (EUR m) 2005-2008 (EUR m) 65 65 59 61 58 1765 57 52 55 1501 43 43 48 1190 428 347 29 863 280 223 9 14 18 17 2005 2006 2007 2008 Sanitary ceramic 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 Ceramic construction bricks and fixtures Cement Lime Ceramic tiles Source: NSI Labour cost Production of glass and glass Annual average earnings in the products, 2005-2008 (EUR m) sector(Euro) 3596 310 283 2753 2310 212 1945 2049 125 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Source: NSI Success story Roca Bulgaria AD Wienerberger Bulgaria Part of Roca Corporacion Empresarial, S.A , Spain Entering the Bulgarian market in 1999 Part of Wienerberger AG, Austria – the biggest brick manufacturer in 2 factories for sanitary ware in Kaspichan (Shumen Municipality) the world and No.1 on the clay roof tiles market in Europe Total annual output is about 1 Mio. pieces of high-quality sanitary ware Present on the Bulgarian market since 2004 About 350 employees 2008 – Entering in Bulgaria through opening of the production plant for clay blocks in Lukovit Total investments – ca. € 32mln for modernization and expansion in cement production 25 Mio. Euro investment State-of-the-art production facilities, environmental friendly manufacturing Investor of the Year 2008 award for this project 50% of the production is exported mainly to the EU and to the neighbouring 2 other production sites in the country: in Silistra (concrete roof tiles) countries and Pelin village (concrete pavers) 3 leading brands – the Spanish Roca, the Bulgarian Fayans and the Swiss Laufen InvestBulgaria Agency 31 Aksakov Str 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria [email protected] www.investbg.government.bg .