Cansu Açık / Member of the Board of Directors and Director of International Relations and Foreign Trade
Seza Cement
In 2023, we decided to focus on our domestic operations until the region affected by the earthquake disaster recovers. In 2025, we plan to increase our production capacity in clinker and cement by carrying out capacity expansion work within our existing factory.
As Seza Cement, one of the largest private sector investments in the Eastern Anatolia Region throughout the history of the Republic, we began to focus more on the domestic market needs following the earthquake disaster in 2023. Although our company was one of the leading cement exporters in 2023, we reduced our presence in foreign markets in 2024 and continued to meet the domestic market demands.
As Seza Cement, we always prioritize our country and the land where we were born. After the earthquake, we started to focus heavily on the domestic market and shifted our attention from export to meeting the demands of the local market. In 2025, as the region recovers, we will continue our domestic market-focused efforts. Due to the slowdown in construction activities during the winter months, we plan to target the European market in the first quarter and then shift our focus back to the domestic market in the second quarter.
In export markets, countries like Morocco and Egypt, where we compete, have provided significant energy subsidies to the cement sector, making the competition increasingly difficult. Additionally, logistics costs are also challenging the competitiveness of our sector. Due to the damage to the railway network in the earthquake and the insufficient number of locomotives, we are forced to use road transport, which, although expensive, remains our only option. In this context, we welcomed the recent announcement by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, regarding the new locomotive factory and other investments in rail systems.
We will invest in smart technologies that improve energy efficiency in production.
In 2025, in line with the needs of our region and sector, we plan to carry out capacity expansion work within our existing factory to increase our production capacity in clinker and cement. Furthermore, starting in 2025, public tender contracts will include restrictions on the use of other types of cement, aiming to promote the use of green cement with low carbon emissions. Accordingly, we will continue to increase the share of green cement in our production and reduce our carbon footprint through R&D activities. As part of our digital transformation investments, we will invest in smart technologies that improve energy efficiency in production. We also plan to install new robotic systems in various departments such as labeling, packaging, loading, and shipment.
