SASA Polyester to invest $25bn in Adana

Adana, Turkey – 26 August, 2025 - Among the projects to be implemented in the "SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ Yumurtalık Special Industrial Zone" in Yumurtalık district will include a polypropylene production facility with a capacity of 1.2 million tons, a refinery with an annual capacity of 13 million tons and an integrated port.

SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ aims to provide added value in the petrochemical sector with the facilities it plans to implement with an investment of 25 billion dollars in the area declared as a "special industrial zone" in the Yumurtalık district of Adana.

With the decision published in the Official Gazette on August 16 with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an area of 5.5 million square meters in Yumurtalık was declared as "SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ Yumurtalık Special Industrial Zone".

In the first phase of the projects, which will be implemented in 3 stages in the region, there will be a 1.2 million ton polypropylene (durable plastic raw material used in packaging, textile and automotive) production facility, a refinery with an annual capacity of 13 million tons and an integrated port.

Construction works in the region, where SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ plans to invest 25 billion dollars for the projects, will start in the first or second quarter of 2026.

"Our goal is to produce products with high added value"

Mehmet Şeker, Member of the Board of Directors of SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the statement regarding the petrochemical and refinery facilities and port project investments with a total investment value of 25 billion dollars was made on the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on August 18 He said that it was published.

Şeker said that aromatic chemical products imported by Turkey will be produced in the facilities.
Stating that they once again understood the importance of raw material production during the Covid-19 period, Şeker said, "Our main goal is to produce raw materials and products with high added value. By increasing our exports, we want to reduce imports and foreign dependency. We set out for this purpose. Hopefully, we will be successful."

Stating that they are trying to contribute to the country's economy with new investments, Şeker said: "Turkey has imports of over 20 billion dollars in aromatic chemicals, and it also needs approximately 2.5 million tons of polypropylene annually. Here, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and paraxylene, the raw material of polyester, will be produced. By producing these products from naphtha and condensate oil, we will prevent chemical imports. Our purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production at SASA started as 4 thousand 800 tons per day and approximately 1 million 750 thousand tons per year. We used to import it, now we don't. After the investment in Yumurtalık, we will no longer import paraxylene, which is the raw material of PTA."

"When the facility is commissioned, it will enable us to prevent imports between 6-7 billion dollars"

Stating that they export to the USA and Europe, Africa and Far East countries, Şeker said, "With these new products, we will reduce Turkey's imports to some extent. We will produce the products needed by the domestic market and export the rest to different countries of the world. When the facility is commissioned in 4 years, it will enable us to prevent imports of 6-7 billion dollars. Some companies in Turkey will make new products from the raw materials we produce. This place, that is, Yumurtalık, will be a huge chemical industry region in 10-15 years, and it will make a significant contribution to both Adana and the Mediterranean Region."

Stating that they currently employ approximately 5 thousand people within SASA, Şeker said, "With the new project, we plan to employ 8 thousand to 10 thousand people in the construction of the facilities and 2 thousand 500 to 3 thousand people in the final."

Şeker noted that negotiations are ongoing with relevant government institutions and international companies for the implementation of the projects.