# Kalekim to build construction chemicals factory in Balıkesir, Turkey

Kalekim, a Kale Group company, decided to build a new factory in Balıkesir, Turkey, with an investment of TRY 30 million. The factory will produce construction chemicals including ceramic adhesives, fillers, insulation materials and paints, and is planned to open in the third quarter of 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-09
- Where: Balıkesir, Türkiye
- Value: $8.20M (30.0M TRY)
- Starts operating: Q3 2017
- Status: announced
- Products: construction chemicals, ceramic adhesives, fillers, insulation materials, paints
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Kalekim](https://endata.com/companies/22099.md)
- [Kale Group](https://endata.com/companies/22100.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [turkchem.net](https://turkchem.net/en/haberler/kale-grubundan-altin-cemberin-kalbine-kalekim-yatirimi), 2017-02-09: "Kalekim, one of the Kale Group companies, has decided to build a factory in Balıkesir, one of the most important locations in the so-called 'golden circle' region on the Istanbul-İzmir axis, with an investment of TRY 30 million."

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