Turkey

The Kalesinterflex brand continues to be pivotal to Kale Group’s expansion programmes. Read the interview to Kaleseramik’s GM Timur Karaoğlu.

With the start-up of the new advanced facility in Izmir, Anatolia has become one of the most innovative manufacturers of sintered stone slabs. Read the interview and watch the video.

Production under the Kalebodur brand began on 19 May at the facility of the Iraqi subsidiary Al-Sadaf Porcelain.

The new line, built by Sacmi in record time, is equipped with a new PCR 2180 Continua+ line, DHD and DDG decorating machines, a Maestro kiln, a BMR finishing line and EKO Sort.

In more than 20 years of cooperation, the Turkish ceramic company Qua Granite, part of the Bien Seramik Group, has installed 15 sorting and palletising lines supplied by System Ceramics.

The new mega-plant dedicated to slab production has been fully operational since September 2023, equipped with Sacmi technologies, from the body preparation to the sorting department.

The Turkish sanitaryware manufacturer aims to increase its exports in 2024 in North and South America, France, Germany, UK and the Pacific area.

The two events coincided on July 27, the day of the 66th anniversary of the group’s founding.

Eczacıbaşı Building Products (EBP) has installed a 4.29 MWp solar array on the roof of its factory in Bozüyük, Turkey and aims to extend the project to all its other sites by the end of 2025.

With the start-up of the new line in August, the Turkish sanitaryware manufacturer has reached a production capacity of 3.6 million pieces/year.

The new line which was inaugurated in May in Bozüyük increases VitrA Tiles production capacity to 25.5 million sq.m. and offers outstanding potential in terms of AI and energy efficiency.

The new plant supplied by Sacmi recently began operation and will produce more than 6 million sqm/year of large-size floor and wall tiles.

Unicera, one of the largest international ceramics, bathroom and kitchen exhibitions, will be held in the Istanbul Expo Center from 7 to 11 November 2022.

Per ridurre il consumo di gas combustibile dei forni fino al 15%, il produttore turco di piastrelle installerà le valvole ad alta efficienza prodotte da Carfer.

The Turkish company will adopt two Easy Color Systems to feed four high-tonnage presses.

Despite the decline in domestic demand, the Turkish ceramic tile industry has remained buoyant thanks to its continued strong performance in international markets.

From 2015 to 2018, Turkish ceramic tile exports have grown steadily to 100 million sqm, representing 30% of national production.

Ege has boosted the production of medium- and high-end WCs with the start-up of 4 new Sacmi casting cells, each equipped with 2 AVMs and robot assisted.

Unicera, one of the largest international ceramics, bathroom and kitchen exhibitions, will be held at the CNR Expo centre in Istanbul from 5 to 9 February 2019.

In June this year, Yurtbay Seramik started up a new cogeneration plant using two turbines in parallel.