Batıçim Batı Anadolu Çimento Sanayii A.Ş. Competitors

Established in 1976 with Limak Construction, Limak has meanwhile added other branches to its business field, including tourism, cement, food, airport and port operations and energy generation – distribution - sales & trading. With several projects and investments in 13 different countries, and over 45.000 workers in total, the total value of projects accomplished by the company up to present day does add up to more than 6.5 billion USD. In the tourism sector, the company is currently operating 7 hotels with an overall bed capacity of more than 5.000, which makes the company one of the largest hotel chains of Turkey. In the cement sector, the company is the second largest manufacturer across the country. The company is at the same time investor and operator of the Pristina International Airport in Kosovo; and partner to the Istanbul New Airport Project which is going to be one of the largest airports worldwide. Being at the same time investor and operator of Limak Port Iskenderun – the most strategic port of the Eastern Mediterranean, Limak is also a major actor of the energy sector, having vertically integrated energy into all of its fields of business. Having been awarded with several prizes and certificates both on the national and international level, as a strong manifestation of the company’s top quality services, Limak has always been a pioneering company in all of its business sectors, which can be particularly attributed to well-experienced labour force always working with the motto ‘maximum efficiency and productivity’.

Erdemir, the main company of the OYAK Mining Metallurgy and one of the most valuable industrial assets of Turkey, was established in 1960 under a special law, in order to be the first domestic producer of flat steel, which the Turkish industry necessitates at that time. Erdemir produces plates, hot and cold rolled, tin, chromium and zinc coated flat steel and supplies basic inputs to automotive, white goods, pipes and tubes, rolling, manufacturing, electrics-electronics, mechanical engineering, energy, heating equipment, shipbuilding, defense, and packaging industries.

Akçansa was established with the merger of Akçimento (established in 1967) and Çanakkale Çimento (established in 1974) in 1996. Active in the Marmara, Aegean and Black Sea Regions, Akçansa produces cement and clinker in its three factories located in İstanbul-Büyükçekmece, Çanakkale and Samsun-Ladik. The Company also has five cement terminals located at İstanbul-Ambarlı, İzmir-Aliağa, Yalova, Yarımca and Hopa. Following the merger between Akçansa and its subsidiary Betonsa in 1998, Akçansa started to provide service under the “Betonsa” brand. Through this merger the Company produces ready-mixed concrete in over 35 plants throughout the Marmara and Aegean regions. The Company merged with another subsidiary, Agregasa Aggregate, in 2002, and produces aggregate under the “Agregasa” brand in its 4 plants. Akçansa aims to have “the highest quality in production and service” in order to supply the demands of its domestic and international customers and to compete by creating differences that go beyond the price issues. As the leader of the Turkish cement industry, Akçansa supplies 10% of our country’s cement demand and 12,5% of the country’s total cement and clinker exports. In addition to being identified as an environmentally friendly company with the award given by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, the Company maintains its leadership position through its outstanding service approach and its facilities that are equipped with the latest technology