Kronospan Bulgaria is facing new environmental sanctions after authorities in Veliko Tarnovo received more than 100 complaints regarding air pollution, odors and haze only days after the company restarted its particleboard production line.<\/p>\n
According to the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo, residents reported polluted air, strong odors of wood and glue, and a bluish haze visible across several districts of the city during the morning of 18 June. Environmental inspectors carried out on-site checks in affected neighborhoods, including Kolyu Ficheto and Zone B, where complaints were concentrated.<\/p>\n
Inspectors confirmed the presence of a characteristic wood odor and observed a bluish fog over parts of the city. According to the regulator, the emissions originated from Kronospan Bulgaria's particleboard production line.<\/p>\n
Complaints return after production restart<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest incident comes only days after Kronospan resumed operations following several months of regulatory restrictions.<\/p>\n In January 2026, RIEW ordered the suspension of the particleboard production line after numerous complaints from local residents regarding odors and haze affecting nearby residential areas. Environmental inspectors subsequently sealed the installation, effectively halting production at the site.<\/p>\n The production line remained shut down until June, when Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court suspended the preliminary enforcement of the shutdown order. Following the ruling, environmental authorities removed the seals on 15 June, allowing the company to gradually restart operations. After technical inspections and commissioning procedures, the particleboard line returned to normal operating conditions on 16 June.<\/p>\n Just two days later, authorities received more than 100 complaints concerning odors, haze and air quality.<\/p>\n Authorities cite permit violation<\/strong><\/p>\n RIEW stated that Kronospan had once again failed to comply with conditions set out in its Integrated Environmental Permit by allowing odors generated during production to spread beyond the boundaries of the industrial site.<\/p>\n As a result, the environmental authority announced that it will prepare an infringement report and impose a new sanction on the company.<\/p>\n The regulator has also required Kronospan Bulgaria to submit monthly reports detailing progress on planned upgrades and modernization measures for its emission control and treatment systems. In addition, stricter oversight of production loads has been introduced as authorities seek to reduce the risk of future incidents.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kronospan Bulgaria is facing new environmental sanctions after authorities in Veliko Tarnovo received more than 100 complaints regarding air pollution, odors and haze only days after the company restarted its particleboard production line.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n