# Petkim to double polyolefins capacity in Turkey with $7B investment

Petkim, a SOCAR subsidiary, has begun licensing and FEED work to build new ethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene plants in Turkey. The project will increase ethylene capacity from 558,000 t/y to 1.2 million t/y, polypropylene from 145,000 to 550,000 t/y, and add 850,000 t/y of polyethylene, for a total investment of $7 billion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-01
- Where: Turkey, Türkiye
- Value: $7.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: ethylene: 1.2 million t/y, polypropylene: 550,000 t/y, polyethylene: 850,000 t/y
- Products: ethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Petkim](https://endata.com/companies/16078.md)
- [SOCAR](https://endata.com/companies/7439.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [plastinfo.ru](https://plastinfo.ru/information/news/57530_01.10.2026/), 2026-10-01: "Мы рассматриваем наш генеральный план как проект стратегической трансформации, который позволит удовлетворить долгосрочные потребности Турции в полимерах"

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