Ms. Güler Sabancı, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sabancı Holding: “We are focusing on creating value for the national economy in accordance with our sustainable targets in cement”
Ms. Güler Sabancı, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sabancı Holding, put an emphasis on sustainability and responsible use of resources in her celebration message published for the completion of the 50th year of the Sabancı Group in the cement industry.
Ms. Sabancı noted in her message, “As the Sabancı Group, we have completed a half century in the industry. We not only contribute to the national economy but also compete in the world markets thanks to our experience, background, qualified human resources and strong dealer network in this industry.
Besides financial success in our activities, we regard our most important priority as sustainability and responsible use of resources by the Group. We pay attention to the use of alternative fuels. We have exceeded our targets by recycling over 1 million tons of waste so far. We intend to become a solution partner for the waste problem encountered in the cities where our factories are situated, and particularly in İstanbul. We continue our activities in this area in accordance with our sustainability targets for the year of 2030 and focus on creating value for the national economy. Recently, the Cement Factory of Akçansa in Büyükçekmece was the first Turkish cement production plant to receive a Sustainability Certificate for Responsible Use of the Resources from the International Cement Council.”
18% of the cement production in Turkey is undertaken by the Sabancı brand
Asserting that the Sabancı Group had 18% of the cement production in Turkey and was the cement group with the highest number of production plants, Ms. Güler Sabancı also highlighted, “We are exporting our own brand products to more than 65 countries thanks to our position as the export leader of the country in the cement industry and we export more than 1 billion TL per year. Upon the recent acquisition of the Bunol Factory in Spain, we have become a world leader in white cement as a Turkish brand.”
We will continue to be a leader and model in cement as well
Ms. Güler Sabancı continued, “We prioritise technological transformation in all our processes, based on our vision of “Sabancı of the New Generation” and our plans continue cement production and comply with Industry 4.0. Furthermore, we focus on value added products and offer the most convenient solutions for the needs of our customers as a result of our R&D studies. Formülhane, the R&D Centre of Çimsa, which was founded in Mersin in 2000 and registered by the T. R. Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology in 2017 has become the first Ministry approved cement research and implementation centre of Turkey in the industry.
Just like in every business line of ours, we are also carrying on our activities as a “leader” and “model” in the cement industry. I sincerely thank Mr. Cenk Alper, our CEO, Mr. Tamer Saka, the President of the Cement Group, Ms. Ülkü Özcan, the General Director of Çimsa, Mr. Umut Zenar, the General Director of Akçansa, and all employees of the cement group and all our business partners who lead these achievements, for their contributions. In the upcoming period, we will continue to create value for all our stakeholders by accomplishing greater successes with our executive staff and team.”