Petkim

Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş.
Company typeAnonim Şirket
BİST: PETKM
IndustryPetrochemical
Founded1965
FounderTPAO
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Vagıf Aliyev (Chairman)[1]
Anar Mammadov (General Manager)[2]
ProductsEthylene, thermoplastics, PVC, PP, Masterbatches, benzene, toluene, VCM, aromatics
RevenueDecrease US$2.69 billion (2023)[3]
Increase US$408 million
Increase US$255 million (2023)[3]
Total assetsDecrease US$3.42 billion (2023)[3]
Total equityIncrease US$1.83 billion (2023)[3]
Number of employees
2,586[3]
ParentSOCAR (51.0%) [4]
Websitewww.petkim.com.tr

Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. is the leading petrochemical company of Turkey. Founded on April 3, 1965, by Turkish Petroleum in 1965 in Izmir and privatized in 2008 and transferred to SOCAR.[5] The main plant complex is located in Yarımca, Izmit. From 1985 on, a second complex has been constructed in Aliağa, İzmir.[6]

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. The company has 14 manufacturing plants, supplying a significant portion of petrochemicals used in Turkey. The company also exports products to the United States, and countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.[7]

Petkim is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

Petlim is a container port currently being built near the town of Aliağa.[8]

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  2. ^ "Executives". Petkim PetroKimya Holding A.Ş. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e "ANNUAL REPORT 2023" (PDF). Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  4. ^ "Shareholder Structure". Petkim PetroKimya Holding A.Ş. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  5. ^ "Нефтехимический комплекс Petkim SOCAR достиг рекордной чистой прибыли". azertag.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  6. ^ Company website (in English)
  7. ^ hoovers.com (in English)
  8. ^ Petlim