Bulgaria Tobacco Company Records 541% Export Increase

"Sofia-BT" AD produced a total of 746 million cigarettes (BGN 11,11 M) for the first three months of 2009. Photo by BGNES.

The Bulgarian tobacco company "Sofia-BT" AD marked a 541% increase in exports for the first quarter of 2009 year-on-year.

The company exported 610 tons of cigarettes, worth BGN 9,5 M, compared to 94 tons (BGN 1 M) for the same period in 2008.

Main export destinations of "Sofia-BT" are the Near and Far East, Balkans, and some EU countries.

The company produced a total of 746 million cigarettes (BGN 11,11 M) for the first three months of 2009, compared to the 314 million cigarettes (BGN 3,64 M) for the same period in 2008.

"Sofia-BT" was created in 1993 as a successor of the Cigarette factory-Sofia. Some leading cigarettes brands the company offers are "Sredets", "EVA slims", and "MM".

 

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