HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Plama Oil Refinery, Pleven

Нефтеперерабатывающий завод «Плама» (Плевен)
BulgariaПлевен1971Industrial sites
An oil refinery near Pleven, established in 1971 as a state enterprise. According to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, the chemical and petrochemical enterprises in Pleven were among those built in Bulgaria with Soviet help. In 1996 the refinery was included in the mass privatisation programme; production was later halted.
Нефтеперерабатывающий завод близ Плевена, созданный в 1971 году как государственное предприятие. По сведениям Большой советской энциклопедии, химические и нефтехимические предприятия в Плевене относятся к числу построенных в Болгарии с помощью СССР. В 1996 году завод вошёл в программу массовой приватизации; впоследствии производство было остановлено.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerPlama AD (Bulgaria)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1971
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2025-09
The refinery is not operating: a News.bg report of 20 September 2025 about a fire at the site refers to it as the former refinery.

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