# Kordsa inaugurates new polyester yarn line in Izmit, Turkey

Kordsa started operations at a new 3,500 sq m polyester line at its Izmit, Turkey plant, adding 7,000 tonnes of polyester yarn capacity. The investment was 100 million Turkish lira (approx. £13.3 million).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-05-31
- Where: Izmit, Turkey, Türkiye
- Value: $17.7M (100.0M TRY)
- Starts operating: 31 May 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 7,000 tonnes of polyester yarn per year
- Products: polyester yarn, HMLS polyester yarn
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [tyrepress.com](https://www.tyrepress.com/2019/05/kordsa-inaugurates-new-polyester-yarn-in-turkey/), 2019-05-31: "With these investments, and our expansion from tyre reinforcement to composites technologies, we continue to invest and produce in an effort to be the driving force of the Turkish economy."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/kordsa-inaugurates-new-polyester-yarn-in-turkey/), 2019-06-03: "Kordsa inaugurated its additional polyester line in Turkey with an investment of US$ 18 million in order to meet the increasing demand."

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