Turkey: Saudi firm to invest 1 bln USD on polypropylene

04 May, 11:01

(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, MAY 4 - Saudi Arabian company Advanced Petrochemical Company and Turkish Bayegan Group are setting a polypropylene manufacturing site together near Adana-Iskenderun region in Turkey, as Anatolia news agency reports. Partnership's was announced during a press conference with the attendance of Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan. Bayegan group works on petroleum and petrochemical industry globally and Advanced Petrochemical Company is a large company developing an integrated propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene. One billion USD investment in Adana-Iskenderun region holds 500,000 tons capacity and 500 people will be employed, Caglayan said.

"There are more than 200 Turkish businessmen in Saudi Arabia investing and Saudi Arabians have up to 275 firms in Turkey worth 1.5 billion USD. We are expecting to have more partnerships like this one in future," the minister added.

(ANSAmed).

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