Abstract:

　　Turkey’s eastern and southeastern provinces are receiving increasing amounts of foreign　investment due to government incentives and their close proximity to the Middle Eastern　markets. Following the spring water bottling facility to be established by a British　company, another foreign investor from Turkey’s western neighbor Greece will invest in a　chemicals production plant in Gaziantep, a highly industrialized town in Turkey’s　southeast. Plastika Kritis, the largest plastics producer in Greece, will establish its　second plant in Turkey.

　　The company, active in Turkey since 2001 through its local affiliate Senkroma, will　initially create 50 jobs in Gaziantep. The Gaziantep plant will specialize in the　production of polyester for paints and polyamide for the textile industry. Commenting on　the performance of the company in the Turkish market, Senkroma’s General Manager Hamdi　Yazir said their business in Turkey has grown by tenfold in the last nine years. “The　headquarters of the company in Athens is very impressed. The new investment is the result　of our hard work”, he added.