TURKEY

Death toll rising by the hour / PTA shipments from Asia affected by the earthquakes / Port of Iskenderun out of service / Köksan's PET production suspended

TURKEY

Earthquakes kill over 2,000 people in Syrian border region / More casualties expected / Numerous polymer plants could be affected

TURKEY

Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe

TURKEY

PET market: Value of exports set to nearly double in 2020 / Sharp drops seen for consumption, production, imports

TURKEY

Plastics industry posts fall in demand and output in first half / Contraction predicted for 2020 / Domestic market hindered by taxes and low-value products

KÖKSAN

Turkish packaging manufacturer plans to double PET resin production / Second line planned to start in 2022

CAPS AND CLOSURES

Turkish production capacity at a surplus / Net exporter to Middle East and Mediterranean countries in particular / Domestic companies looking to raise exports

TURKEY

Plastics Rubber and Composites Sector Assembly established / Legal platform to serve the industry / Pagev's Yavuz Eroglu elected first chairman

TURKEY

Plastics industry continues to see solid growth rates / Europe's second largest plastics processing country / More than 8m t of polymers converted in 2013 / Activities centre around Istanbul / Strongly dependent on feedstock imports

PET MARKET

Turkey: Köksan plant commissioned / Polisan planning a restart for Greek operations in Volos / Polyplex slated to begin production soon