In the interwiev that we conducted with Denge Kimya’s product manager Ms. Esin Gökmen, we talked about the operations of Denge Kimya and the product groups that their brand Densurf renders services to. Gökmen told our readers about Denge Kimya’s digital transformation and its goals for the future.
Could you please briefly tell us about yourself?
I graduated from Ege University Chemical Engineering in 2010. After my graduation, I started the Engineering Management Master’s Degree at İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH).
In 2012, I started to work in a resin facility as a Polymer Engineer in a local paint company. Between 2014 and 2018, I worked as an R&D Colorist Engineer in the same company. In
2016, I started my master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at IZTECH.
I completed my master’s degree by studying the synthesis of silicon-boron composite nanoparticles and their adaptation to industrial applications. Between 2019-2020, I consulted companies working on pigment paste design, dispersion,
paint and coating additives application.
My career at Denge Kimya started in 2020. Currently, I am the product manager of Densurf brand, which continues its activities in paint and coating additives and silicone resins.
Along with my working life, I continue my doctoral education in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IZTECH.
Could you please tell us about the development process of your company from its foundation to the present day?
Denge Kimya started its activities in 1993 with the trade of textile auxiliary chemicals. A production fakocility was established in 2002 and Denge Kimya R&D Center was established in 2016. To date, 14 valuable projects have been completed with the support of TÜBİTAK-TEYDEP and KOSGEB.
Denge Kimya serves the textile chemicals industry with its DNG product group. It provides input to the paint and coating additives and silicone resins sector with the Densurf product group, which started as a TÜBİTAK project in 2016 and has become a brand today. In 2019, he established Dena Boya A.Ş. to carry out his activities in the field of textile dyestuffs.
Could you please tell us about your products, your target group and the industries that you serve?
Densurf is a brand of Denge Kimya that continues its activities with the aim of providing innovative and differentiated solutions for the paint and coating industry.
The product group includes dispersing agents, surface conditioners, defoamers and silicone resins. It also designs products for other sectors such as detergents, cosmetics and agriculture.
Could you please tell us about the your sale activities? Predominantly, which regions, do you focus on?
Densurf operates mainly in Marmara, Aegean, Central Anatolia and Mediterranean Regions. With its distributors abroad, it sells to many countries, especially Bulgaria, Romania and Uzbekistan.
Could you give some information about your initiative in Teknopark İzmir, that has started its operations this last March?
Densurf brand was born as a start-up as a result of TÜBİTAK projects. Our aim is to expand Densurf and position it as a company within the Denge Group. For this purpose, we took an important step by opening a project office in Teknopark İzmir.
We will use the advantages provided by Teknopark İzmir to strengthen our university-industry cooperation, to apply to EU projects and to develop partnerships with paint manufacturers located in İzmir with a very strong technical-technological infrastructure.
Technological developments and digitization offer innovative opportunities to many sectors. What are your activities on the digital transformation and globalization?
Within Denge Group, we called 2021 the “Year of Digital Transformation”. For us, 2020 was the year we developed and expanded our R&D. Globalization has pushed companies to act more agile to secure their future positions.
We have made our R&D center more competent to strengthen and accelerate our customer services, and now we are developing our technology to provide our services faster and with
higher quality. In addition to these, we have declared 2022 as the “Year of Sustainability” in order to reduce the traces that this speed and growth will leave on the world.
We organized ‘Sustainable Development Days’ in 2021 to prepare both ourselves and our customers for the next transformation. Our aim is to support Denge’s sustainability vision, which has existed since its establishment, with both our digital transformation and sustainability projects.
What do you like to do in your spare time, what are your hobbies?
I usually have a hard time finding free time for myself. It takes all my time to bring academic and professional life together. Activities I enjoy are reading books and doing puzzles. Before the pandemic, I was going to yoga 3 days a week. I am waiting for normalization to go back to those days.
