Imports worth 300 Million TRY cut off
Anadolu Iplik and Textile Factories has founded the yarn factory with the newest technology in Europe in Çerkezköy and begun producing 25% of the nylon chips in Turkey, which imports nylon chips worth €300 Million every year.
Anadolu Iplik and Textile Factories has founded the yarn factory with the newest technology in Europe in Çerkezköy. With this factory covering 80.000 m2 and with an indoor space of 55.000 m2, the raw material, intermediate product and final product production capacity of Anadolu Iplik in nylon yarn has reached 70.000 tonnes per annum and in cotton 13.500 tonnes per annum. Having begun producing in the factory 25% of chips, which is the raw material of nylon yarns, used by Turkey (which imports chips worth 300 Million TL every year), Anadolu Iplik also offers this raw material to a variety of sectors from packaging to major appliances, from carpets to the automotive industry. This production means that an import of around 215 Million TRY no longer takes place. With a current production of 23.000 tonnes as of now, the firm has begun the work for exports as well.
They will export too:
Stating that their company has made a total investment of $75 Million in recent times including this factory, Anadolu Iplik Chairman Tuncay Uzun said: 'We are happy to produce a product Turkey imports. Today, Anadolu Iplik produces all varieties of yarn, especially nylon yarn, offering products to all textile groups from active sportswear to socks, from underwear to combed cotton and carpets. By producing raw materials like chips ourselves that used to be imported, we complete rapid, quality and integrated production. Our goal is to export 50% of our raw material, semi-finished products and nylon yarn production.'
Saying that they opened an office in Italy and they were planning to sell products to the Far East through Sri Lanka, Uzun added: 'As of now, we are the firm that has the most modern technology in Europe. We produce a variety of yarn that even China cannot produce in the short-term. This is a great advantage, especially in exports. Anadolu Yarn stands apart from the unfruitful competition based solely on prices with large exporter countries such as China and India. Anadolu Iplik adds quality and value to Turkey's yarn exports. We make our investments within this scope. We will make Sri Lanka a logistics base. From there, we will sell to countries in the region. We also have plans to produce yarn there too.'
Calling attention to the fact that Turkey's textile exports rose 7-8% last year, Uzun emphasised that the role of yarn in this growth was also key. Uzun stated that in Turkey, the yarn industry was a market employing large numbers of the workforce and that in their newly-constructed factory in Çerkezköy, they employed 600 individuals.
HIS DREAM CAME TRUE
Tuncay Uzun has said that they were a family of textile business people and engaged in commerce until 2004. Uzun has stated that with the new factory, his dream came true.
Convinced to invest in carpet
Tuncay Uzun has said that while building the new factory, he convinced his industrialist friends for new investment as well. Uzun continued his words: 'I visited many countries from Brazil to Japan before making this investment and examined similar investments. I thought once I begin production, I could use half of the product and sell the other half. In this context, I convinced my friends to invest too. For example, a friend of mine who is a major carpet producer made a new investment.'
Their Yarns Are Used in the Products of Zara
In their new factory, Anadolu Iplik has also established a cogeneration facility to provide energy for all their production activities. It is this facility with a capacity of 13Mw that provide all the energy needed for production by the factory. Tuncay Uzun has also said that they built a hydroelectric power plant worth $15 Million in Malatya. Uzun has emphasised that Anadolu Yarn sold its products to domestic and international giants of the sector. Uzun has added: 'Anadolu Yarn produces 30% of all fibre produced in Turkey which produces 8% of the world fibre. We provide yarn for suppliers that produce for Zara and many global giants.'
If the value is met, Olivium would be sold
Tuncay Uzun, a shareholder of Kemer Country, is also one of the owners of the Olivium Shopping Mall in Zeytinburnu... He has said that Olivium was a successful investment. Stating that funds often knocked at their door, Uzun continued: 'Funds have an interest. I am from Malatya. Where I come from, people do not like selling things. My father does not like it either, but I disagree. I believe you can sell everything besides your toothbrush. If its value is met, we would sell the shopping mall too and make a new investment'.
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