Bulgaria's Auto Trade Chemicals is expanding its business in the AdBlue segment with an investment in a new production facility near Plovdiv

The Plovdiv-based company Auto Trade Chemicals plans to build an AdBlue production facility in the village of Benkovski, Maritsa Municipality, Bulgaria, BalkanEngineer.com learned from Plovdiv24.bg. The investment proposal has already been submitted for review to the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Plovdiv, and the future facility will combine production and storage of finished products with administrative and support areas. A plot of approximately 5 decares has been selected for the project, on which a production and storage facility with an area of 925 m² will be built. Plans also include a two-story administrative building and a service center for heavy-duty trucks, featuring a service bay, a workshop, and a wash bay.

AdBlue production will operate on a single shift using an automated industrial mixer with a capacity of 9,000 l/h. Technical urea (carbamide) will be used as the raw material, and the finished product will be available in various package sizes and can be loaded directly into tankers. According to the investment proposal’s parameters, production will reach approximately 75 m³ of finished product per day. The new facility continues a direction in which Auto Trade Chemicals has been operating for nearly two decades.

The company was founded in Plovdiv in 2004 and is engaged in the import and distribution of chemical products for the automotive sector. It has been offering AdBlue since 2007, and according to company information, it is the official representative in Bulgaria for the Polish company Grupa Azoty S.A. and distributes the group’s NOXy AdBlue product. The launch of the new facility is expected to create 12 jobs.

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