| Foundation | May 1960, 11 (age 110) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Steel Manufacturing |
| Location | Zonguldak, Turkey |
| Products | Plates, hot and cold rolled sheet and tinplate |
| Revenue | US$6.242 billion (2023)[1] |
| Operating income | US$0.562 billion (2023)[1] |
| Net income | US$0.388 billion (Q3 - 2024) |
| Assets | US$11.910 billion (2024) |
| Equity | US$6.852 billion (2024) |
| Owner | OYAK |
| Num employees | 12.487 (2023) |
| Homepage | www.erdemir.com.tr |
Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları T.A.Ş. (Ereğli Iron and Steel Factories) is a Turkish steel producer. Erdemir occupies the 43rd place among the largest steel companies in the world[2] and is also involved in coal in Turkey.[3]
History
Erdemir, which began production in 1965,[4] has a production capacity of 8.5 million tons/year of crude steel (2020 value).[5] It is the largest iron and steel company in Turkey[citation needed] and was the only flat steel producer till January 2009. It produces plates, hot and cold-rolled sheet and tinplate.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Erdemir has Port of Erdemir also acquired the steel plant at İskenderun, Hatay Province in southern Turkey.[citation needed]
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, in which it outbid several major steel companies. The fund acquired 46.12% from the Turkish Privatization Board (OIB) and it was also obliged to purchase an additional 3.17% stake from a Turkish bank.
Pollution
Erdemir burns coal in Turkey. As an integrated steelworks, emissions are higher than steel produced at electric arc furnaces.[6] Climate Trace estimates the plant emitted almost 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, more greenhouse gas than any other steelmaker in the country except İsdemir.[7] However the company says they are moving towards net zero emissions.[8]
List of 50 Projects
The Turkish chamber of Civil engineers lists Erdemir as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey, a list of remarkable engineering projects realized after the declaration of the Turkish republic.[9]
See also
- List of steel producers
- List of companies of Turkey
- Erdemir SK, Basketball club of Erdemir
- OYAK
- Port of Erdemir
References
- ^ Annual Integrated Report 2023
- ^ "Top steel-producing companies 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ GAZETESİ, PUSULA. "Erdemir, Alacaağzı'nda kömür zenginleştirme tesisi kuracak - Zonguldak Haberler" (in Turkish). pusulagazetesi.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "History of the Erdemir Group | Eregli Iskenderun | Turkey". www.steelonthenet.com. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ Annual Integrated Report 2020
- ^ "Methodology and detailed results: The external cost of fossil fuel use in power generation, heating and road transport in Turkey". Shura Energy Centre. December 2020. p. 58.[dead link]
- ^ "Comparison Tool - Climate TRACE". climatetrace.org. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Kurumsal" (in Turkish). Erdemir. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "The list" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
External links
- Erdemir Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (Official website)
- Official Web Site Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine of OYAK