Thyssenkrupp Uhde, Köksan to Develop New Pet Production Plant in Turkey

Engineering Thyssenkrupp Uhde, Köksan to Develop New Pet Production Plant in Turkey

2026-04-16 Source: Press release Thyssenkrupp Uhde 2 min Reading Time

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Uhde Inventa-Fischer a subsidiary of Thyssenkrupp Uhde has signed a contract with Turkish packaging producer Köksan for the delivery of a Pet production plant in Yumurtalik, Turkey. With a capacity to produce 324,000 tons of Pet resin annually, the plant will make use of the Melt-To-Resin process to significantly reduce its energy consumption.

The new production line will have a capacity of 324,000 tons of Pet resin per year, suitable for all kinds of packaging applications and bulk continuous filament production.(Source: Thyssenkrupp Uhde) — The new production line will have a capacity of 324,000 tons of Pet resin per year, suitable for all kinds of packaging applications and bulk continuous filament production.
(Source: Thyssenkrupp Uhde)

Dortmund/Germany – Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a contract with the Turkish packaging producer Köksan for the delivery of a Pet production plant. The plant will be located in Yumurtalık, Turkey. The new production line will have a capacity of 324,000 tons of Pet resin per year, suitable for all kinds of packaging applications and bulk continuous filament (BCF) production. Completion and commissioning are planned for 2028.

The plant will utilize the patented Melt-To-Resin (MTR) process by Uhde Inventa-Fischer, enabling a significant reduction in energy consumption. Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s scope includes the license, basic and detail engineering, and the supply of all major plant equipment. In addition, the operating personnel of Köksan will be trained by Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s technology and operation specialists. With this investment, Köksan aims to further strengthen its market position. The various grades of Pet resin produced will be supplied to local markets as well as to countries in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Nadja Håkansson, Member of the Executive Board / COO of Thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies & CEO of Thyssenkrupp Uhde: “We are very proud that Köksan has chosen us to build another state-of-the-art Pet plant. Our well-proven MTR process demonstrates that our technologies deliver economic and environmental advantages at the same time, combining reduced energy consumption and higher yield with lower Capex and Opex.”

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M. Murat Kökoğlu, CEO of Köksan: “We are very happy to announce this project together with Uhde Inventa-Fischer, as already the first and second production line in Gaziantep deliver excellent performance and product quality continuously.”

The MTR process developed by Thyssenkrupp Uhde is a continuous polycondensation process that eliminates the solid-state-post-condensation process steps in the production of Pet resin. This results in substantial energy savings, reduced investment costs, lower operating and maintenance costs, and a higher raw material yield compared to conventional technologies. The MTR technology meets today’s demand for sustainability by reducing the carbon footprint in terms of fuel and electrical energy by up to 30 percent. The process is based on the 2-reactor technology, which uses the patented Espree and Discage reactors to obtain the desired high melt viscosities.

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