Turkish company Sisecam is to invest $60 million into its production facility for household glass in Bulgaria’s Targovishte, through its subsidiary Trakiya Glass Bulgaria.

The new investment will create 200 new jobs and expand the existing household glass production line launched in 2005. It comes after the company also opened a factory for automotive glass in Targovishte, in February 2011. It is reported that together, these factories form the largest glass plant in the Balkans.

Ahmet Kirman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and chair of the board of Sisecam, said that the investments of the Turkish company have turned Targovishte into a centre of glass production and have provided direct employment to 1440 people, while also facilitating the creation of small and medium-sized enterprises working with the company on a local level.

The company’s total investment in Bulgaria’s Targovishte through its subsidiary Trakiya Glass Bulgaria amounts to $400 million, as of spring 2011.