Turkish company Kordsa Global began construction work with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Composite Technologies Center of Excellence to be set up in association with Sabanci University in Istanbul. The Center will work on advanced, nanotechnology-integrated composite technologies that transform many industries from aviation to automotive.

The center will have an indoor area of 10,000 sq. metres with 3,000 sq. metres of laboratory facilities where Kordsa Global and Sabanci University will create a breakthrough ecosystem fueled by doing research, learning and producing together.

The high-tech production facilities provided by Kordsa Global will enable the domestic manufacture of materials and composites subject to import controls.

The centre will be built with an investment of TL 65 million and provide facilities for graduate education, fundamental research, applied research, product development, incubation services and commercialization opportunities in composite technologies.

The center will also host PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, faculty members, incubation companies, researchers, engineers and employees for prototype production under one roof at the same time. (AR)