Dear readers

Paper industry continues investing in 2014, despite imported
paper, the variability of price and taxation policy issues. Last
year, 250 thousand tons of paper was produced in Turkey. There is
still an 800 thousand tons of gap in the market. However, domestic
producers cannot receive adequate support and that affects the
development of the industry which has a great potential.
Despite everything, ongoing investments are promising. Having
commissioned their PM3 facility in Çorlu last year, Denta ? aims to
produce 42,000 tons of paper until the end of 2014. The figure for
2015 is 80.000 tons while 2016 figure is 95.000 tons. Kartonsan,
Turkey’s one of the leading companies in the production of cardboard,
is at the last stage of their investment of 135 million TL.
Company will stop their KM1 and KM2 machines in June. After the
start at the end of July, capacity is expected to be increased by
%30. ?pek Paper will invest 300 million pounds announced in line
with the goal of becoming a strong regional player. With this investment,
new facilities will be established in Manisa and Kazakhstan.
SEKA is becoming a museum
On 19 May 1936, while reviewing the feast attachment of Ulus
newspaper which was published on a domestic paper produced
in ?zmit Paper Factory, Atatürk called it « Civilization dough ». This
short story shows the importance of SEKA in Turkish history. In
order to establish the factory, lots of difficulties were taken care
of. However, it was transferred to the Privatization High Council in
1997. The council decided to shut it down in 1998 and the factory
was transferred to the Municipality of Izmit in 2005. Recently, the
municipality announced that SEKA Paper Factory is decided to be
a museum. It was one of the most important institutions in the history
of Turkish industry and a school for Turkish Paper Industry.
SEKA Paper Factory was founded in 1936 and had continued its
service for 80 years. The machines in the factory will be cleaned
up and exhibited in this museum.