KÖKSAN, Uhde Inventa-Fischer sign 324,000-ton PET plant deal for Türkiye

TÜRKIYE – KÖKSAN has signed a contract with thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build a 324,000-ton-per-year PET resin plant in Yumurtalık, Türkiye, using MTR technology that cuts energy consumption by up to 30 percent.

The facility, scheduled for commissioning in 2028, will produce PET resin for packaging applications and bulk continuous filament production.

The new plant builds on KÖKSAN’s existing 500,000-ton annual PET capacity from its Gaziantep operations, where two earlier production lines have delivered excellent performance according to CEO M. Murat Kökoglu.

The MTR Advantage: Less Energy, More Yield

The MTR process eliminates solid-state-post-condensation steps required in conventional PET production, using a two-reactor configuration with patented ESPREE and DISCAGE reactors to achieve high melt viscosities.

This innovation delivers substantial energy savings, reduced investment costs, lower operating expenses, and higher raw material yield.

Nadja Håkansson, CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde, explained that the well-proven MTR process delivers economic and environmental advantages simultaneously, combining reduced energy consumption and higher yield with lower CAPEX and OPEX.

The technology reduces the carbon footprint from fuel and electrical energy by up to 30 percent.

Global Reach from a Turkish Base

The PET resin will supply local Turkish markets as well as export destinations across the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and Africa. KÖKSAN exports to more than 100 countries and maintains international operations in China, Senegal, Libya, Kazakhstan, the USA, Algeria, and Iraq.

Within five years, the company aims to produce 3 million tons of rPET and 2 million tons of PTA annually.

Strengthening Türkiye’s PET Export Leadership

thyssenkrupp Uhde’s scope includes the license, basic and detail engineering, and supply of all major plant equipment, with training provided for KÖKSAN’s personnel.

The Yumurtalık investment follows a July 2025 Letter of Intent for two additional PET plants, one in Gaziantep and one in Babylon, Iraq, each with matching 324,000-ton capacity.

One Last Thing

For the global packaging industry, this signed deal signals a decisive shift: PET production is becoming cleaner, more efficient, and more strategically distributed.

With 30 percent lower emissions and energy use, the MTR process proves that sustainability and industrial scale are not opposing forces.

As KÖKSAN pushes toward 3 million tons of annual capacity, Türkiye’s position as a PET export powerhouse will only strengthen, and the packaging lines of Europe, the Americas, and Africa will feel the ripple effects.

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