Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Åž. is the leading
petrochemical
Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sou ...
company of
Turkey
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. Founded on April 3, 1965, the main plant complex is located in
Yarımca,
Izmit. From 1985 on a second complex has been constructed in
AliaÄŸa
AliaÄŸa is a town and a district of Izmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situated at about north of Izmir. AliaÄŸa has a large port, mainly for oil and bulk cargo. Its economic activity is based on tourism, shipbreaking, ...
,
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...
.
Specializing in petrochemical manufacturing, the company produces
ethylene
Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula or . It is a colourless, flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure. It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon-carbon double bonds).
Ethylene i ...
,
polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging ( plastic bags, plastic films, geomembranes and containers including bo ...
,
polyvinyl chloride,
polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene.
Polypropylene
belongs to the group of polyolefins and ...
and other chemical building blocks for use in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, and other consumer and industrial products. The company has 14 manufacturing plants supplying a significant portion of petrochemicals used in Turkey. The company also exports products to the United States, and countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Petkim is listed on the
Istanbul Stock Exchange
The Borsa İstanbul (abbreviated as BIST) is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) ( tr, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, IMKB), the Istanbul Gold Exchange ( tr, İstanbul Altın Borsası, İA ...
.
Petlim Petlim is a container port currently being built by Petkim corporation in Aegean Turkey. 40 km north of Izmir and near the town of AliaÄŸa
AliaÄŸa is a town and a district of Izmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situ ...
is a container port currently being built near the town of
AliaÄŸa
AliaÄŸa is a town and a district of Izmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situated at about north of Izmir. AliaÄŸa has a large port, mainly for oil and bulk cargo. Its economic activity is based on tourism, shipbreaking, ...
.
Petlim
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External links
Petkim AliaÄŸa Port
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Chemical companies of Turkey
Petrochemical companies
Companies based in Ä°zmir
Chemical companies established in 1965
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1965
Companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange
Turkish brands
Turkish companies established in 1965