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Founded in 1955, Arçelik A.Ş. is a global consumer durables and consumer electronics company headquartered in İstanbul,Turkey. Arçelik A.Ş. belongs to the largest conglomerate in Turkey, Koç Group, which is the only Turkish company in Fortune Global 500 list. Arçelik A.Ş. offers products and services in over 100 countries with its 30.000 employees, 17 different production facilities in 7 countries (Turkey, Romania, Russia, China, South Africa, Thailand and Pakistan), sales and marketing offices in more than 30 countries and 11 different brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, Elektrabregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy, Dawlance and Altus). Maintaining its leadership in white goods, air conditioners and TVs in Turkey, Arçelik is the second largest company in its industry in Europe. Arçelik holds more than one third of the international patent applications to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) that are originating from Turkey and ranked at the 78th place on Patent Cooperation Treaty filing companies listed by the WIPO globally. Arçelik’s vision "Respects the Globe, Respected Globally"​, which takes strength from geographical and cultural diversity, focuses on the importance of becoming an ever-growing global brand, manufacturing products that are environmentally-friendly, innovative and that provide higher standards of life by using natural resources effectively. Arçelik considers its human resources a very significant asset in reinforcing the company’s global competitive position. www.arcelikas.com

Aygaz, the first company of the Koç Conglomerate operating in the energy sector, was founded in 1961. The Company has sustained its leading position for half a century in its core business, LPG sector. Today, Aygaz ranks among the top five LPG companies in Europe by virtue of its sustainable and strong growth policies As the 10th largest industrial company in Turkey according to the 2011 list compiled by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Aygaz ranked 19th in the Turkey Fortune 500 by advancing two places. Aygaz is the one and only publicly traded company in the LPG sector. The competitive advantage of Aygaz, which is the best known brand of cylinder gas in Turkey, derives from its deep-rooted experience and know-know as well as its innovation and reliable position in the sector. Aygaz, which continuously strengthens its brand name by closely following and acting on changing patterns of consumer demand through a proactive approach and enhancing its product range, strives to lead the change. In its core business field, Aygaz, • Distributes LPG as autogas, cylinder gas, and bulk gas, • Manufactures and sells LPG cylinders, tanks, valves and regulators • Markets LPG-operated devices

Turkey's first and biggest ceramic sanitary ware manufacturer and exporter Eczacıbaşı Building Products, has been producing sanitary ware since 1958 and bathroom furniture, bathtubs and shower trays since 1991 via its flagship VitrA brand. The Eczacıbaşı Group launched its successful Artema brand in 1983 when it began manufacturing bathroom and kitchen fixtures. Established in 1977, the Group's Bozüyük plant is one of the largest wholly integrated production facilities in its field globally. Eczacıbaşı Building Products employees over five thousand staff throughout its operations in Turkey, Germany, France and Russia, generating around 80 percent of its revenue from international sales and consistently ranks in the top five companies in its sector in terms of turnover in the countries where it operates.