Çimsa Expands Global Footprint to 70 Countries

Çimsa, a Sabancı Holding subsidiary that has evolved from a local cement company into a global building materials company, supplies value-added building materials products to 70 countries worldwide through its integrated production facilities in Turkey and Spain.

The pulse of the global building materials sector is beating in Turkey once again this year. INTERCEM, one of the most prestigious organizations in the sector, which brings together more than 500 sector professionals from different countries worldwide every year, began in Istanbul in cooperation with Turkish Cement Association. Continuing until 12 September, the event has seen Turkish companies taking their place. Çimsa, which has reinforced its vision as a "global building materials company" through international investments in recent years, participated in INTERCEM to share its grey cement, white cement and specialty products that have garnered significant attention and made an impact in the Turkish and global markets with sector stakeholders. 

Commenting on the issue, Çimsa CEO Umut Zenar stated that the company has embarked on a global journey focused on innovation and sustainability, and said: "In line with our global growth strategy, on one hand we are expanding our production facilities to different geographies around the world, and on the other hand we are building a distribution network to reach our products to new markets and new customers. In this direction, while strengthening our global footprint day by day, we are implementing the best examples of sustainability and innovation at a global scale within our company. The company culture we have built on this approach increases our motivation for continuous improvement, renewal, and leading the sector." 

WE WILL STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION AS TURKEY'S GLOBAL BUILDING MATERIALS COMPANY

Noting that Çimsa currently operates three integrated facilities in Turkey and the Bunol plant in Spain, forming an international production network, Umut Zenar stated: "With these facilities, today we are the world's second largest white cement producer and the world's third largest calcium aluminate cement producer. Our white cement sales network reaches over 70 countries through our strategically located terminals and distributors with whom we have worked for a long time. While doing all this, we are also taking new steps to expand our production and sales network. With our grey cement grinding facility planned to be commissioned in the USA in 2025 and following the share transfer agreement we signed with Mannok recently, after regulatory approvals, the USA and United Kingdom geographies will see a much more active Çimsa. All our facilities worldwide will work in synergy with one another, following the latest technologies. With these facilities, we will continue to serve as a bridge between Turkey and the world; we will strengthen our position as Turkey's global building materials company."