Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.S. is the leading petrochemical company in Turkey, headquartered in Aliaga, Izmir Province. It was established on April 3, 1965 by the state oil company Turkiye Petrolleri, operated for decades as a state enterprise, and was privatized in 2008, after which a majority stake passed to the Azerbaijani state energy company SOCAR. Petkim runs manufacturing complexes at Yarimca in Izmit and at Aliaga, producing ethylene, polyethylene, PVC, polypropylene and other chemicals for the plastics and textile industries, which it exports across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Specializing in petrochemical manufacturing, the company produces ethylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene and other chemical building blocks for use in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, and other consumer and industrial products.
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Founded on April 3, 1965, by Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) in 1965 in İzmir and privatized in 2008 and transferred to SOCAR.
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