# Sisecam starts second glass furnace at Polatli factory in Turkey

Sisecam invested approximately 1 billion liras (130 million dollars) to add a second glass furnace with an annual production capacity of 240,000 tons at its flat glass factory in Ankara/Polatli, Turkey. The furnace will start operating on October 2, 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-10-01
- Where: Ankara/Polatli, Turkey, Türkiye
- Value: $130.0M (1.00B TRY)
- Starts operating: 2 Oct 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 240,000 tons per year
- Products: flat glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Sisecam Group](https://endata.com/companies/1193.md)

## Sources

- [bazaartimes.com](https://bazaartimes.com/a-billion-liras-of-investment-made-on-sisecam-polatli-factory/), 2020-10-01: "We are launching our line with a capacity of 750 tons / day; the line is completed with approximately 1 billion liras of investment."

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