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Ereğli Demir ve Çelik
Fabrikaları T.A.Ş. (Erdemir)
established in 1960, pursuant
to a special item of legislation
for its establishment.
1961
Excavation and
construction work started for
the Erdemir plant.
1965
Erdemir started production on
15 May with a un-processed
steel capacity of 500 thousand
tons.
1972
Erdemir’s un-processed
steel capacity was raised
to 800 thousand tons with
intermediate extension
investments.
1978
Erdemir’s un-processed
steel capacity was raised to 1.5
million tons following 1st stage
expansion investments.
1983
Un-processed steel
capacity increased to 1.7
million tons following 2nd
stage expansion investments.
1986
Erdemir shares
commenced trading on the
stock exchange with the
opening of the İstanbul Stock
Exchange.
1987
Un-processed steel
capacity was raised to 2 million
tons after the completion of
additional investments.
1996
KAM I and KAM II
projects were completed,
taking Erdemir’s un-processed
steel capacity to 3 million tons.
1997
The 2nd Rolling Mill
facilities entered operation.
Yeni Liman, Turkey’s biggest
port on the Black Sea coast,
entered operation.
1999
Erdemir’s tin and chrome
coating facility was brought
into service. (Capacity: 250
thousand tons/year)
2000
Flat steel production
exceeded 3 million tons.
2001
Erdemir Mühendislik,
Yönetim ve Danışmanlık
Hizmetleri A.Ş. was
established.
Erdemir Çelik Servis Merkezi
San ve Tic. A.Ş. entered
operation with an annual
capacity of 150 thousand
tons/year in Gebze.
Erdemir broke an export
record, selling 1.1 million
tons of steel products.
2002
İsdemir was acquired.
The LBE steel plant, with
an annual capacity of
108 thousand tons, was
acquired in Romania.
2004
Divriği-Hekimhan
Madenleri San. ve Tic.
A.Ş. was acquired and its
title changed to Erdemir
Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Erdemir achieved the
Competency Level in
Excellence in the European
Quality Award and won the
National Quality Award in
the Large Scale Companies
category.
2005
The tender process
regarding the privatization
of Erdemir was initiated on
May 30, 2005.
2006
Privatization process
for Erdemir was completed
when publicly owned
shares were transferred to
OYAK Group on February
27, 2006.
Erdemir was ranked first in
the Management Category
in the EU Environment
Awards, Turkey Program.
The First slab was
produced within the scope
of modernization and
transformation investments
in İsdemir.
2008
Erdemir started
operations of the no. 1
”Ayşe” New Blast Furnace,
which was solely the work
of Erdemir engineers and
workers right from the
project phase through
to its construction and
commissioning.
İsdemir produced its first
flat processed steel coil
at its Hot Rolling Mill with
an annual capacity of 3.5
million tons, established
within the scope of
modernization and
transformation investments.
2011
İsdemir’s 4th blast
furnace was commissioned.
The Ermaden, Ekinbaşı plant
started operations.
2012
New steel service
center entered operation in
the Ersem, Ereğli facilities.
Erdemir’s Environment
Management Process -
Environment Performance
Index and Sustainability
Activities were chosen as
one of the best practices
in “The Election of Best
Practices in the field of
Sustainable Development
and Green Economy in
Turkey competition” carried
out within the scope of
Support Project to prepare
Turkey for the 2012 UN
Sustainable Development
Conference (Rio+20).
Erdemir’s environmental
practices were among the
best practices to represent
our country in Rio. These
activities were represented
in the Rio+20 UN
Sustainable Development
Conference carried out
in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
between June 20-22, 2012.
2013
Erdemir’s Head Office
relocated to İstanbul.
2014
Erdemir Asia Pacific
Pte. Ltd. was established to
carry out the procurement,
marketing and sales
activities in the Asia-Pacific
region, as a 100% Erdemir
participation.
Erdemir gave the sector
its Turkey’s first steel R&D
center to be approved by
the Ministry of Science,
Industry and Technology.
Erdemir 2020 vision was
determined.
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