Several big Burgas area enterprises are relocating their production operations to an industrial zone taking shape near the city of Aitos.

The Aitos municipality, some 30 km inland from Burgas, has designated some 80 ha for the zone. It is expected to welcome 50 business with a combined staff of 3,000.

Advance stage relocation talks are underway with Hemus Mark, the office supplies company, textile maker Ropotamo and cable producer Elcabel.

The Aitos municipal council has approved the sale of 11 ha in the zone to Elcabel. The company is seeking to buy adjacent properties because the municipal lot will not be sufficient to accommodate its production facilities.

Ropotamo previously leased production facilities in Aitos. The new production base is expected to create 100 new jobs. The company already employs around 450 workers at production units in Burgas, Aitos and Ruen.

Hemus Mark is looking for land in the area for a greenfield investment in a new plant after its business outgrew the existing capacity in Burgas.