BHTC completes €16.1m Bulgaria hub expansion

Behr-Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC) has announced the completion of the 31.6-million lev (€16.1-million) expansion of its production facility in Bulgaria's industrial zone Sofia-Bozhurishte. The German car parts manufacturer has said the expansion will lead to the creation of some 400 new jobs by the end of 2022.

"The annual production capacity of BHTC in Bulgaria, when we first started in 2015, was 1 million climate control systems for automobiles, and just a few years later we produce 26 million. With the expansion, we will double our capacity and we will prepare for the introduction of new technology," Martin Neeland, executive director of BHTC Bulgaria, said in the statement. 

The production base expansion spreads across 7,500 sq. metres, of which 2,200 sq. metres includes storage facilities, technical service zones, office space and laboratories. 

In August 2018 the Bulgarian government and BHTC signed a draft Memorandum of Understanding regarding the company's investment in their facilities situated near Sofia.

BHTC's main products include vehicle air conditioning control panels and control units, climate sensors and blower controllers. BHTC covers the entire process from product design to the manufacturing of complete climate control systems.

In 2013 the company entered the Bulgarian market, where it mainly manufactures climate control panels and black boxes for Daimler, MAHLE Behr, Renault, Scania and VW.

Headquartered in Lippstadt, Germany, BHTC has production facilities in Germany, the US, Mexico, China, Japan and India. The company supplies parts to auto industry giants such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo and Porsche.

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