History

History

2011

The foundation for the STAR refinery was established.

2012

Achieving refinery-petrochemicals integration as the largest real sector investment in Türkiye at a single time, STAR Refinery received Türkiye’s first Strategic Investment Incentive Certificate.

2015

STAR Refinery was awarded the “Best Refinery Financing Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International and Infrastructure Journal.

2018

STAR Refinery was opened with an international ceremony.

The operational area of SOCAR Türkiye in Aliaga, where the STAR refinery is located, has been designated a "special industrial zone."

2019

The first naphtha produced by STAR Refinery was delivered to Petkim.

2021

STAR Refinery became the first refinery in the world to be selected for the "Global Lighthouse Network," in which the World Economic Forum (WEF) accepts the facilities that use Industry 4.0 technologies best in production.

2022

STAR Refinery ranked 3rd in the "Türkiye's Top 500 Industrial Enterprises" list by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry.