Erdemir
Encyclopedia
Erdemir is a Turkish
steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Turkish language
Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları, which means "Ereğli Iron and Steel Factories".
Its main plant is located on an area of approximately 4 km² (1.5 sq mi) at Karadeniz Eregli
, Zonguldak
on the shore of the Black Sea
. Erdemir operates a large seaport, the Port of Erdemir
, to import and export materials.
Erdemir has Port of Erdemiralso acquired the steel plant at İskenderun
, Hatay Province
in southern Turkey
.
Turkish Armed Forces Pension Fund (OYAK) acquired a 49.29% stake in Erdemir on 4 October 2005 for $2.77 billion in a televised auction. The fund acquired 46.12% came from the Turkish Privatization Administration (OIB) and was also obliged to purchase an additional 3.17% stake from a Turkish bank. OYAK beat out five other bidders for Erdemir. This included Mittal Steel, Arcelor
, Novolipetsk Steel
(NLMK) and Severstal
, which bid in consortium with the Nurol-Limak-Ozaltin-Alkol Pazarlama joint venture group. The Eregli joint venture group also participated in the auction.
In 2010 Erdemir became 5 th biggest steel producer in Europe
. The tracks outside the plant are no longer used and when Turkish State Railways
(TCDD) abandoned the line in 2006, Erdemir bought the tracks within the plant. Erdemir uses a chunter locomotive, the Erdemir L-5 series.
, a list of remarkable engineering projects realized after the decleration of Turkish republic.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Turkish language
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları, which means "Ereğli Iron and Steel Factories".
Erdemir in brief
Erdemir, which began production in 1965, has a production capacity of 5.2 http://www.worldsteel.org/pictures/newsfiles/WSIF06.pdf million tons/year of crude steel (2005 value). It is the largest iron and steel company in Turkey and was the only flat steel producer till January 2009. It produces plates, hot and cold rolled sheet and tinplate.Its main plant is located on an area of approximately 4 km² (1.5 sq mi) at Karadeniz Eregli
Karadeniz Eregli
Karadeniz Ereğli is a city and district in Zonguldak Province of Turkey, on the Black Sea shore at the mouth of the Kılıçsu River. Population is 98 545 as of 2009. The mayor is Halil Posbıyık .-Facts:...
, Zonguldak
Zonguldak
Zonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Its population, according to the 2009 census, was 108,792. It is an important port on the Black Sea because of the coal mining in Zonguldak Province...
on the shore of the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
. Erdemir operates a large seaport, the Port of Erdemir
Port of Erdemir
The Port of Erdemir, officially Port of Karadeniz Ereğli or shortly Er-Port is a port in the western Black Sea, located in Karadeniz Ereğli district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey, about from the city of Zonguldak...
, to import and export materials.
Erdemir has Port of Erdemiralso acquired the steel plant at İskenderun
Iskenderun
İskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...
, Hatay Province
Hatay Province
Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...
in southern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Turkish Armed Forces Pension Fund (OYAK) acquired a 49.29% stake in Erdemir on 4 October 2005 for $2.77 billion in a televised auction. The fund acquired 46.12% came from the Turkish Privatization Administration (OIB) and was also obliged to purchase an additional 3.17% stake from a Turkish bank. OYAK beat out five other bidders for Erdemir. This included Mittal Steel, Arcelor
Arcelor
Arcelor S.A. was the world's largest steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output, with a turnover of €30.2 billion and shipments of 45 million metric tons of steel in 2004...
, Novolipetsk Steel
Novolipetsk Steel
Novolipetsk Steel , or NLMK, is one of the four largest steel companies in Russia with sales of more than US$11.7 billion in 2008 and 9.2 million tonnes of steel output. NLMK's share of domestic crude steel production was about 13% in 2007. It primary produces flat steel products, semi-finished...
(NLMK) and Severstal
Severstal
OAO Severstal Russian: Северсталь, "Northern Steel") is a Russian company mainly operating in the steel and mining industry, centred in the northern city of Cherepovets. Severstal is listed on the RTS and LSE. As of 2009, it is the largest steel company in Russia according to The Metal Bulletin....
, which bid in consortium with the Nurol-Limak-Ozaltin-Alkol Pazarlama joint venture group. The Eregli joint venture group also participated in the auction.
In 2010 Erdemir became 5 th biggest steel producer in Europe
Railway
Erdemir owns many railway tracks in its steel plant in Ereğli. These tracks connect and head north outside the plant to the town of ArmutçukArmutçuk
Kandilli, formerly Armutçuk, is a town near Karadeniz Ereğli in Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The town was renamed in 2003 from Armutçuk.Kandilli is located on top of a mountain about 10 km north east of Eregli and about 40 km west of Zonguldak city. It is about 1 km from the coast of...
. The tracks outside the plant are no longer used and when Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...
(TCDD) abandoned the line in 2006, Erdemir bought the tracks within the plant. Erdemir uses a chunter locomotive, the Erdemir L-5 series.
List of 50 Projects
Turkish chamber of Civil engineers lists Erdemir as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in TurkeyFifty civil engineering feats in Turkey
Fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey or more formally 50 works in 50 years is the name of a list published by the Chamber of Civil Engineers in Turkey about 50 prestigious projects of the civil engineering in Turkey. The list has five subsections about regional development, general purpose...
, a list of remarkable engineering projects realized after the decleration of Turkish republic.
See also
- List of steel producers
- List of Turkish companies
- Erdemir SK, Basketball club of Erdemir
- Port of ErdemirPort of ErdemirThe Port of Erdemir, officially Port of Karadeniz Ereğli or shortly Er-Port is a port in the western Black Sea, located in Karadeniz Ereğli district of Zonguldak Province, Turkey, about from the city of Zonguldak...