US EditionGermany’s Rheinmetall will build a gunpowder and ammunition plant in Bulgaria
The joint venture aims to produce up to 100,000 artillery shells annually and create nearly 1,000 jobs, boosting Bulgaria’s defense industry within EU and NATO frameworks.
- The Bulgarian government and German arms maker Rheinmetall signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to build a gunpowder and artillery shells plant in central Bulgaria.
- The planned factory is expected to create around 1,000 jobs and is one of the largest investments into Bulgaria's defense industry.
- The German company will hold a 51% share in the joint venture, with Bulgaria financing its participation through European loans.
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Bulgaria, Rheinmetall seal 1 billion euro deal to produce gunpowder and ammunition
Bulgaria and European defence giant Rheinmetall on Tuesday sealed a deal worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build a plant that will produce gunpowder and 155-mm artillery shells.
Rheinmetall has intensified production of 155 mm artillery projects, establishing 2022 production units in five countries, and now announcing six in a partnership with VMZ in Bulgaria.
The German arms giant Rheinmetall and the Bulgarian government signed on Tuesday 28 October 2025 a contract for the construction of a propellant powder and ammunition plant in Sopot, northern Bulgaria. The German group is currently experiencing dramatic growth due to Europe's additional spending on defence. This expansion translates into massive orders in Germany with the development of new sites and acquisitions.
Bulgaria to build German gunpowder, artillery shells plant
The Bulgarian government and German arms maker Rheinmetall said on Tuesday they have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to build a gunpowder and artillery shells plant in central Bulgaria.According to the Bulgarian government, the planned factory is one of the largest investments into the country's defence industry, and will contribute to efforts...
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