We mainly retail petrochemicals and market products and services in Turkey.
Our businesses in Turkey
We are active in Turkey through our wholly owned affiliate Saft, which markets its solutions locally. Saft specializes in the design, production and marketing of high-tech batteries and battery cells for industry.
In Turkey, we market polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene) directly, through retailers and via traders. We also market petrochemicals sourced from our Qatari and South Korean joint ventures.
We are active in specialty chemicals through our wholly owned affiliate Hutchinson, which retails its products in the country. Hutchinson is the leader in elastomers processing specialized in sealing, fluids management, anti-vibration systems, materials and structures (acoustic and thermal insulation).
In Turkey, we supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Marmara regasification terminal from our Nigeria LNG liquefaction plant, in which we hold a 15% interest.
We also have a 5% interest in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline that connects Baku in Azerbaijan and Ceyhan in Turkey.
We market automotive and marine lubricants in Turkey, manufactured in a blending plant that we operate in the Izmir region.
Our retail affiliate AS24, which serves long-haul truckers, has a sales office in the country.