Bulgartabac Holding Group


Virginia tobaccos were first introduced in Bulgaria in the region of Maglizh in 1937. The results were quite promising its production started to grow. In the 40s the Hanza type curing barns were used in Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Vidin and Pleven regions.

Because of the interest towards this tobacco , production and curing technologies gradually improved. Large - scale tobacco production and bulk curing began in the early 70s, while the construction of Bulgarian made curing barns started in the mid 70s. The curing and processing capacity of the country in this period came to 25 thousand tons. The annual production of Virginia tobacco varies between 15 - 25 thousand tons depending on manufacturers' demand.

Currently the curing capacity is for 15 thousand tons. Virginia tobaccos with the following characteristics are produced in the country mainly for domestic consumption:

Nicotine content - 1.2 - 2 per cent
Sugar content - 15 - 20 per cent
Chlorine content - 0.5 per cent

There are regions in the country, where soils and climate are suitable for production of 4 - 5 thousand tons high quality Virginia tobacco with a great content of nicotine.