Petkim

Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş.

Company type	Anonim Şirket
Traded as	BİST: PETKM
Industry	Petrochemical
Founded	1965
Founder	TPAO
Headquarters	Aliağa, İzmir
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Vagıf Aliyev (Chairman)[1] Anar Mammadov (General Manager)[2]
Products	Ethylene, thermoplastics, PVC, PP, Masterbatches, benzene, toluene, VCM, aromatics
Revenue	US$2.69 billion (2023)[3]
Operating income	US$408 million
Net income	US$255 million (2023)[3]
Total assets	US$3.42 billion (2023)[3]
Total equity	US$1.83 billion (2023)[3]
Number of employees	2,586[3]
Parent	SOCAR (51.0%) [4]
Website	www.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]

• Petkim Aliağa Port