Poliportwas founded in 1971 in Dilovası, on the land rented from KocaeliRevenue Office, General Directorate of National Real Estate. With its jetty,pier, embarkment, and warehousing facilities, Poliport is oneof the largest ports, closest to İstanbul on the Anatolian side.

Kocaeli Portis not only Turkey’s but also that of European Union’s one of the largest andthe most important ports with a close proximity to the industrial zone where~45% of Turkey’s GDP is generated. Kocaeli Port has a 18% share in Turkey’sforeign trade and 16% share in the cargo handled.

Poliport isthe only independent chemical storage terminal, which does not carry outmerchandising, but gives storage, handling services for the products of thethird parties and one of the few liquid storage terminals. Poliport, which hasa terminal area with customs, eligible for import and every kind of transittrade practices; is the leading terminal of the Kocaeli Port.

Poliport isonly 30 minutes away from Istanbul, 25 minutes away from Sabiha Gökçen Airport,400 meters from the new bridge, 1 kilometer from TEM (Trans-Europe) Motorway,1.8 kilometers from D-100 Highway, and it is crossed by a railway. With itsclose proximity to the strategic gateways, Poliport is logisticallyadvantageous.

Poliportincreased its bulk liquid storage capacity from 229,000 cubic meters in 2016 to~237,000 cubic meters in 2017. Having invested ~$13.5 million in 2018 for thecapacity increase to be commissioned in 2019, Poliport plans to selectivelycontinue its long-term investment plan in 2019, with an investment of ~$12million.

Turkey’sforeign trade, Poliport’s increasing capacity and the expected synergies to berealized with Holding Companies are to generate business volume for Poliportand that contribute to the sustainability of the revenue growth andprofitability trend.