# Petkim picks Technip Energies for cracker licence, PDP and FEED of proposed Aliağa complex

> The FEED covers a steam cracker of about 1,200 KTA of ethylene with polyethylene and polypropylene plants, ahead of any final investment decision.

- Topic: FEED and engineering
- Event date: 2026-09-29
- First published on EPC Feed: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T06:44:58.097Z
- Companies: Technip Energies, Petkim
- Countries: Türkiye
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/news/technip-energies-petkim-aliaga-cracker-licence-pdp-feed


## Key facts

- Client: Petkim (SOCAR subsidiary)
- Contractor: Technip Energies
- Scope: Ethylene cracker licence, PDP and FEED
- Capacities in FEED: ≈1,200 KTA ethylene; 550 KTA propylene; 850 KTA HDPE/LLDPE; 550 KTA PP
- Stage: Before final investment decision

Petkim, a subsidiary of SOCAR, has awarded Technip Energies contracts for a proposed integrated petrochemical complex in Aliağa, Türkiye, Technip Energies said on 29 September 2026. The contracts cover the licence for a world-scale mixed-feed ethylene cracking unit and the integrated process design package (PDP) and front-end engineering design (FEED) for the overall complex.

The FEED scope covers a steam cracker designed for about 1,200 KTA of ethylene and 550 KTA of propylene, an 850 KTA HDPE/LLDPE complex in two 425 KTA trains, and a 550 KTA polypropylene plant integrated with the new cracker.

The awarded scope covers the licensing, PDP and FEED phases only. Technip Energies describes it as a step in the project’s technical development before any final investment decision by Petkim. The company did not publish the value; it recorded the award in the third quarter of 2026 in its Project Delivery and Technology, Products & Services segments.

> We are pleased to support Petkim at this important stage in the development of its integrated petrochemical complex.
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> Stéphane Mespoulhes, Senior Vice President Ethylene and Polyolefins, Technip Energies

## Sources

1. [Technip Energies awarded engineering and technology contracts by Petkim for the development of a proposed integrated petrochemical complex in Türkiye](https://www.ten.com/en/media/press-releases/technip-energies-awarded-engineering-and-technology-contracts-petkim). Company release, Technip Energies, Published 2026-09-29, Read 2026-10-23.