Bulgaria: Zagorka Heineken sold its Chirpan malt factory

Zagorka Heineken sold its malt plant in Chirpan for EUR 1.35 million to local company Bulmalts, the Stara Zagora-based beer maker announced on September 8.

This sale concludes the program of Zagorka for disposal of non-core assets. The brewer will continue to buy malt from the Chirpan factory with an annual capacity of 15,000 tons. In January-July Zagorka sold 843,325 hectoliters of beer.

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