Summer season is behind us!

Summer is gradually drawing to a close, and we hope all our readers have had a pleasant holiday and are returning to work refreshed and renewed. We present this new issue of our magazine to you, brimming with content. You will find highly technical articles prepared by our esteemed academics and industry professionals, each experts in their respective fields, on the pages of our magazine. In the interview section of this issue, Adem Arslan, General Coordinator of TIGER Coatings Turkey, answered our questions. As always, our magazine features product presentations and news, and in the Technology section of this issue, we have included a topic we believe you will find interesting. We hope you will read with interest our feature on asteroid mining. Although it may seem impossible at present, given the remarkable technological advances to consider, we can foresee that such activities might begin in the not-too-distant future. We would also like to remind you that the "7th International Chemical Industry Group Fair" Chem Show Eurasia, which has succeeded in becoming one of the industry's internationally recognized and monitored events, based on participant and visitor statistics, will welcome participants and visitors from all corners of the world at Istanbul Fair Center between 10-12 November 2016. The Pharmaceuticals, Food, Cosmetics, Personal and Home Care Products Components, Raw Materials and Technologies Fair: Life Sciences Ingredients 2016 will also take place simultaneously at Istanbul Fair Center. With hopes of meeting all our readers who wish to follow the latest developments in the chemistry world on site at the fair… B. Serhat Cengiz