The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is the leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey. It was established in 1963 with a mission to advance science and technology, conduct research and support Turkish researchers. The Council is an autonomous institution and is governed by a Scientific Board whose members are selected from prominent scholars from universities, industry and research institutions.
TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting and coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities.
TÜBİTAK acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and research issues, and is the secretariat of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (SCST), the highest S&T policy making body in Turkey.
Setting its vision as to be an innovative, guiding, participating and cooperating institution in the fields of science and technology, which serves for improvement of the life standards of our society and sustainable development of our country, TÜBİTAK not only supports innovation, academic and industrial R&D studies but also in line with national priorities develops scientific and technological policies and manages R&D institutes, carrying on research, technology and development studies. Furthermore, TÜBİTAK funds research projects carried out in universities and other public and private organizations, conducts research on strategic areas, develops support programs for public and private sectors, publishes scientific journals, popular science magazines and books, organizes science and society activities and supports undergraduate and graduate students through scholarships.
More than 1,500 researchers work in 15 different research institutes of TÜBİTAK where contract research as well as targeted and nation-wide research is conducted.
Çimsa, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, was founded in Mersin in 1972. Today, the company operates three integrated production plants in Türkiye, located in Mersin, Eskişehir, and Afyon. In addition to producing gray cement, Çimsa leads the Turkish cement and building materials sector in innovation, offering value added products such as white cement and CAC.
Çimsa, one of the world's foremost brands in white cement and one of the world's top three producers of CAC with the latest investment completed in Mersin, manages its global operations through Cimsa Building Solutions BV, leveraging its production expertise and the financial strength of its principal shareholder, Sabancı Holding.
Cimsa Building Solutions BV has emerged as a key player in the international white cement market, with a white cement production plant in Valencia, Spain, a grinding plant in Houston, USA, and terminals in Hamburg, Germany, Trieste, Italy, and Seville, Spain. Further expanding its global footprint, Cimsa Building Solutions BV acquired Ireland-based Mannok Holdings in October 2024.
Çimsa, which develops new technologies that shed light on the future of the building materials industry in Türkiye through its first R&D Center, Formülhane—approved by the Ministry of Industry and Technology—operates at the Mersin Plant, the only integrated facility in the world capable of producing gray cement, white cement, and calcium aluminate cement; has at the same time extended its innovation power to Europe through the Sabancı Technology Center located on the campus of the Technical University of Munich.
Çimsa ensures the complete and timely fulfillment of its customers' product and service needs through its market-focused approach and extensive distribution network. As a trusted partner to its stakeholders, the company delivers essential materials for living spaces and infrastructures designed to endure for generations to come.
At Korozo Group, we proudly celebrate our 50th anniversary. Since it was founded in 1973, Korozo has grown to become a leading player in packaging industry providing flexible food & non-food packaging, hygiene components, household consumables.
Guided by our values, we will continue to pave the way in packaging industry and achieve new heights.
Our journey to the top continues.