Poliya

Poliya Composite Resins and Polymers Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Chemicals, Composites, Polymers
Founded	1983
Founder	Ismet Cakar (Founder and President)
Headquarters	Istanbul, Turkey
Area served	Turkey, Russia, Europe, CIS, Middle East, North Africa
Key people	Ozgur Cakar (CEO), Cem Gurkan (Managing Director), Seher Bayrak (Director of Finance and Administration)
Products	Composites, Polyester resins, Gelcoat, Vinyl ester resins
Revenue	$94 Million USD (2012)
Number of employees	160 (2012)
Website	poliya.com

Poliya Composite Resins and Polymers, Inc. (Poliya) was founded in 1983 and specializes in developing and manufacturing polymers and composite resins.^[1] Poliya’s headquarters are located in Istanbul, Turkey with other Poliya locations and manufacturing facilities in Turkey and Russia.^[2][3][4]

As of 2013, Poliya is listed in the second Top 500 largest companies of Turkey.^[5] Most widely known for their flagship product, Polijel high performance gelcoat series, the company also manufactures UPE-polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, pigment color pastes, solid surface chips, adhesives, bonding pastes, mold release agents and waxes. Poliya’s diverse product portfolio makes it a thriving international company. As the industry leader, Poliya serves 25 countries throughout the world and is the fastest-growing composite resin manufacturer^[6] in Europe.

Poliya’s main focus continues is research and development while remaining at the forefront of environmental consciousness. The company is a member of the European Chemical Industry Council - CEFIC,^[7] Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association,^[8] and the Turkish Composites Manufacturers Association.^[9]

History

Ismet Cakar, a chemical engineer, began making early contributions to polyester resin modification and gelcoat UV stabilizers. Cakar worked on polymerization and resins at Ilkester, leaving to found a start-up. In 1983, Cakar launched the company that would become Poliya. Early on, Poliya recognized that composite materials would need special functions under different usage conditions (UV resistant, chemical resistant, etc.), and these composite resins would be required in various low weight and corrosion resistant applications which would require similar modification technology.

Poliya manufacturing facility in Cerkezkoy, Turkey

Research

Poliya headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey

Poliya contributes scientific research and local industrial activities in Turkey which has a short history starting in 1980s. Most recently Poliya sponsored the first TURK-KOMPOZIT 2013 Composites Event. Other research and events include Polymeric Composites Symposium, Exhibition and Workshops.^[10] Sakarya University Advanced Applied Technologies^[11] - Saugar X7 and Sahimo projects as well as Yildiz Technical University AE2 Project^[12] and many others^[13] to support students and colleges. Also Poliya took place in TUBİTAK-TEYDEP Technology and Innovation Support Programs.^[14] Poliya also took part in Industrial Partnership Program designed by TUBITAK-MAM and supported by World Bank^[15] About nano composites research, Poliya in partnership with Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg and IYTE has created a joint project^[16] and published various scientific articles about polyester resin and carbon nano tubes^[17] for the advancement of nano composite knowledge. Another joint project created by Poliya and Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies of scientific studies was about use of Biocides and silver ions with Polijel gelcoats^[18] in the marine environment.

Organization

Poliya's core businesses focus on composite performance materials, composite adhesives, composite coatings, solid surface materials, pigment color pastes and release agent technologies, which have been supplemented through several notable expansions. It has also divested itself of less profitable segments.

Composite performance materials

Combining Polipol polyester resins and Polives vinyl ester resin as well as gelcoat products, Composite performance materials provides products for the construction, transport, marine, defense, wind energy, sports equipment, chemical containment industries. Main manufacturing plant is located in Southeastern Europe, Cerkezkoy-Turkey.

References

1. "Businessweek, Poliya Company", Businessweek, 10 October 2013.
2. "Poliya starts production in Russia", Reinforced Plastics, 18 March 2013.
3. "Poliya expands its production to Russia", JEC Composites, 20 March 2013.
4. "Poliya Expands Production into Russia", Composites Today, 4 April 2013.
5. "Türkiye'nin İkinci 500 Büyük Sanayi Kuruluşu - 2012", Istanbul chamber of industry, 1 September 2013.
6. "Composite innovators in Eurasia", JEC Composites, 05 Feb 2013.
7. "European Chemical Industry Council Members", CEFIC Members, 10 June 2013.
8. "Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association Members", Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association, 14 October 2013.
9. "Composites Manufacturer Member", Turkish Composites Manufacturers Association, 15 September 2013.
10. "Uluslararası Katılımlı Polimerik Kompozitler Sempozyum", Uluslararası Katılımlı Polimerik Kompozitler Sempozyum, 28 Kasım 2008.
11. "Saitem", Sakarya Üniversitesi İleri Teknolojiler Uygulama Topluluğu, 1 Temmuz 2009.
12. "AE2 Project, YTU", Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, 13 Mart 2012.
13. "Saguar", Saitem Güneş Arabası, 1 Temmuz 2009.
14. "TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB Destekleyen Firma Listesi", TÜBİTAK TEYDEB Listesi, 1 Ocak 2009.
15. "Worldbank, TÜBİTAK MRC", Dünya Bankası, TÜBİTAK MRC, 1 Haziran 2007.
16. "European Polymer Journal, Volume 43, Issue 2, February 2007, Pages 374-379", European Polymer Journal, Karbon nanotüp ve polyester ile kompozit sentezi, Şubat 2007.
17. "Journal of Materials Science, Volume 42, Number 23, December 2007, Pages 9689-9695", Journal of Materials Science, Aralık 2007.
18. "Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, ISSN 1547-0091", Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, 8 Ocak 2009.