ÇAYKUR, Turkey will bring 10,000 tons of tea fibers and wastes into the economy annually by producing tea extract

Tea Extract

Turkiye

Published Apr 9, 2021

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With the work initiated by the General Directorate of Tea Enterprises (ÇAYKUR), 10 thousand tons of tea fiber and waste will be brought into the economy annually. The tea extract processing plant, which was established in partnership with Çaysan, a subsidiary of ÇAYKUR, started production in the Kalkandere Free Zone on an area of 18 thousand decares, 7,500 of which is closed. In addition to the daily production of tea extract (tea extract) from tea fiber and waste, the facility continues its product development activities in a laboratory environment.

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Tea extract, which is produced as a liquid without using any additives, is mostly preferred in tea bags because of its intense brewing feature. With the preservation of appropriate time and temperature values, tea extract production is completed after approximately 18 hours of work. ÇAYKUR General Manager Yusuf Ziya Alim told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the construction of the tea extract factory started a year ago. Stating that the tea fibers were converted into fertilizers without being decomposed in the past years, Alim stated that this was brought to the economy thanks to the factory. Alim, stating that extracts will be produced from materials consisting of 10 thousand tons of tea fiber and waste annually, said: "Turkey will be our facility first national indigenous extracts. We will export in that abroad. Weight average of 7 euros, are sold. Our national interior we are extracts main ingredient of cold tea. So we will have the strength to more competition. For years wasted ...

Source: Sondakika