# Kordsa expands polyester yarn capacity in Izmit, Turkey

Kordsa broke ground on a polyester expansion project in Izmit, Turkey, adding 7,000 t/y of polyester yarn capacity, expected online in 2018. The company also held a groundbreaking for an additional monofilament PP line for the Kratos product.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-12
- Where: Izmit, Türkiye
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 7,000 t/y polyester yarn
- Products: polyester yarn, PP monofilament
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Kordsa](https://endata.com/companies/28625.md)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/kordsa-expands-polyester-and-pp-output), 2018-01-12: "Kordsa, a tire cord specialist, broke ground last month on its polyester expansion project in Izmit, Turkey."

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