Trakya Cam VI

completed

The proceeds of the loans provided by IFC shall be used for corporate financing and investment program spanning 2009-2012, which includes, inter alia:a solar glass project, development of a nominal 300 tonnes/day patterned line to manufacture glass for use in photovoltaic cells, coated glass production lines, secondary systems for control of particulate and NOx emissions from glass furnaces; waste heat recovery for electricity generation; one or more cold repairs; and working capital. The project will be implemented at the Lüleburgaz, Mersin and Yenişehir float glass production sites in Turkey and at the Trakya/ Paşabahçe site in Bulgaria.The Lüleburgaz production site includes a Trakya Cam San A.Ş. float glass plant (lines TR1 & 2) with approximate capacity of 1,375 tonnes/day and an automotive glass processing plant. The Mersin production site includes float glass plants (TR 3 and 4) with capacity of 1,520 tonnes/day. Trakya Mersin also manufactures patterned glass and flat glass for solar photovoltaic cells, with another such line planned with complementing Solar Glass Processing Plant This Project also includes the cold repair of line TR3 which will increase its energy efficiency and add production capability for low iron float glass (high transmission) for photovoltaic applications. The Yenişehir production site includes a Trakya float glass plant (TR 5 & 6) with approximate capacity of 1,450 tonnes/day as well as glass processing facilities. The project will support investment in waste heat recovery from furnaces, with waste heat used in electricity generation. The production site in Bulgaria comprises a Trakya float glass plant of capacity 725 tonnes/day, a mirror production unit, and a glass tableware plant with capacity of 205 tonnes/day. This greenfield site opened in August 2005. Later on in Dec. 2006 Sisecam decided to add a processed glass plant with capacity of 3 million m² pa that was completed and commissioned in May 2007.