7 companies from Mersin made it to the ranks of the top 500 industrial enterprises of Turkiye announced by the ICI. Serafettin Asut, President of the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, "They are the role models of Mersin's economy."
ICI’s 2016 Top 500 Industrial Enterprises of Turkiye results have been announced. Mersin, which was on the list with 6 companies in 2015, had 7 of its companies’ name written on the list in 2016. The Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) companies, which are among the industrial companies that make up the ICI 500, realized net sales from production to TRY 3.9 billion in 2016 with an increase of 32.2 percent from TRY 2.9 billion in 2015. While there were 6 companies listed in the ICI 500 in 2015, in 2016, the number of companies included in the list was 7 with the participation of Durum Gida San. A.S.. In 2016, Bashan Tarim Urunleri Pazarlama San. A.S., Aves Enerji Yag ve Gida Sanayi A.S. and Memisoglu Tarim Urunleri Ticaret Ltd. Sti. were the companies that increased their place in the ranking according to production, net sales, exports and number of employees.
"It is promising to see that 7 companies from Mersin are included in the list, but it is not enough"
Commenting on ICI's 2016 results of Turkiye's Top 500 Industrial Enterprises in a written statement, Mr. Asut the Chairman of the MCCI, stated that as the business world, they attach importance to the ICI 500 list and find it motivating. Asut said, "It is promising to see that 7 companies from Mersin are included in the ICI top 500 list prepared by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry this year, but it is not enough. When we look at the sectoral densities of these companies, we see that there is no change in the table, and food companies come to the fore as in previous years. Of course, the agriculture and food sector is very important and this importance will continue to increase as the world turns. However, our al is to be able to include our industrial organizations that make technology-intensive, R&D, innovation‑based, medium-high and high-tech production in these sectors."
Emphasizing that their al as MCCI is to direct all SMEs to partnership culture, R&D and innovation, and branding, Asut continued: "The fact that the number of companies included in the ICI 500 continues to increase every year is a result of this vision. Now we have a new al ahead: Industry 4.0. We continue our projects with the aim of preparing our companies and SMEs in our city for Industry 4.0. I believe that in the coming years, the number of companies in the ICI 500 list will not only increase, but we will also take our place in the lists with our technology-based productions and factories without electricity. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all our Mersin companies that have entered the ICI 500 lists. They are the role models of Mersin's economy."
Mersin companies included in the ICI 500 are as follows:
1 - Cimsa Cimento San ve Tic. A.S (ranked 88th)
2 - Bashan Tarim Urunleri Pazarlama San ve Dis Tic. A.S (ranked 168th)
3 - Aves Energy Yag ve Gida Sanayi A.S. (ranked 228th)
4 - Memisoglu Tarim Urunleri Ticaret Ltd. Sti. (ranked 237th)
5 - Arbel Bakliyat Hububat San. ve Tic. A.S. (ranked 257th)
6 - Durum Gida (entered the list at 370th place)
7 - Teknopanel Cati ve Cephe Panelleri Uretim San ve Tic. A.S. (409th place)