Facility expects annual output of 1,750,000 metric tons.
Wilton, United Kingdom. (8 May 2025) Koch Technology Solutions UK Limited (KTS), a part of Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), is pleased to announce that SASA Polyester Sanayi A.Ş. (SASA) successfully started up its new 1.75 million tonnes per annum Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) Plant utilizing KTS’s latest P8++ PTA Technology in Adana, Türkiye, marking a significant milestone for KTS in PTA technology licensing in the greater European region.
This facility represents the largest single-stream PTA unit ever licensed by KTS. Built on the demonstrated performance of KTS’s P8 technology platform, the variable cost, capital productivity and environmental performance of this PTA plant is expected to set new benchmarks within the industry.
Dr Mustafa Kemal Oz, Executive Board Member & General Manager of SASA said “Our PTA facility has started production, I hope it will be beneficial to our homeland, our state, and our nation. We went through incredibly difficult situations such as pandemics, earthquakes, wars, logistic problems, equipment problems, labor problems, and we succeeded. We never gave up, we always struggled, we worked hard. Most importantly, we became a very good team. This was an incredible gain for us. We became the first polyester facility in Turkey to start producing its own raw materials. We will continue to work on our new investments. I would like to thank everyone who contributed, especially our team and employees.”
Mr Ronojoy Goho, Polyester Platform Business Leader at KTS, said “We have made history together. Our industry leading P8++ PTA Technology and our unique customer-focused approach to technology transfer have helped SASA realise this significant and strategic backward integration in their polyester business and increase their contribution to the Turkish economy. We will continue to support SASA to achieve operations excellence and maximise the profitability from this PTA asset.”
For more information on KTS’s industry-leading PTA technology, including its latest version of P8++ technology as a license package, please visit https://www.kochtechsolutions.com/technologies-overview/pta/
About Koch Technology Solutions:
Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) is a leader in technology licensing, delivering operating efficiency and capital productivity for licensees deploying the technologies in our portfolio. KTS partners with companies developing chemical process technologies to create attractive licensing solutions for commercial deployment, helping to bring the next generation of process technologies to the market. Leveraging decades of experience with hundreds of operating facilities around the world, we help minimize risk and maximize return on capital investments for manufacturing owners. As a part of Koch Inc., one of the largest private companies in the world, our ability to take a long-term approach provides stability and confidence to meet the evolving needs of our licensees and partners.
About SASA:
SASA is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of polyester, fiber, filament yarn, polyester-based polymers, specialty polymers and intermediates. SASA successfully manages the entire process of providing these products, from design to manufacturing and distribution, by combining leadership in its sector, its strong technical heritage and an innovation culture with its high production capacity. Having started in the polyester industry in 1966, SASA has maintained rapid growth with consistent investment in its businesses since its establishment.
