Turkey’s Koksan to start up new PET plant in April 2013
Caroline Murray
20-Dec-2012
LONDON
(ICIS)–Turkey’s Koksan is due to start up its new polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
resin plant in Gaziantep, Turkey, in April 2013, a company
source said on Thursday.
“Commissioning will start in January or February and the
final start up will be at the beginning or mid April,” the
source said.
Half the volume from the 216,000 tonne/year
unit will be for captive use in the production of PET
preforms, according to the company.
Around 25-30% of the PET made will be sold to the local
market and the rest will be exported to the Middle East, CIS
and possibly Europe, the source added.
The unit was originally due up in the second half
of 2012.
A second identical line that would bring total capacity to
432,000 tonnes/year, is planned for 2015.
The new capacity is located next to Koksan‘s existing
PET pre-forming and bottling facilities in Gaziantep.
($1 = €0.75)
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