Payteks, has been established in U�ak Organized Industrial Zone in 1998 for producting padding and coating products. It is producting nonwovens and composite textile materials in a total 3000 square metre closed area. It has started producing geotextiles in 2003 with new investments. A 300 thousand square metres of geotextiles are produced per month, 40 percent of the 150 tons per year monthly production is exported to various countries.