Turkish Admixture Manufacturers’ Association (KÜB) gathered with the leading professionals of the sector in its 20th anniversary celebration. Emrah Ertin, Chairman of Board of Directors of KÜB emphasized that Turkey had a significant share in concrete production throughout the world. Ertin said “Concrete will become a more ecological product in the modern era”. In this opening speech at the celebration, Emrah Ertin, Chairman of Board of Directors of Turkish Admixture Manufacturers’ Association (KÜB) expressed that, having a significant share in concrete production by taking the 3rd and 1st place in the world and in Europe, respectively, Turkey realized 40 percent of the total production among EFCA (European Federation of Concrete Admixtures) member states in terms of concrete admixtures. Ertin pointed out that concrete is the most common material produced by humans throughout the world and demand for food, energy, soil, water and accommodation increases with the increasing world population, thus, causing a higher demand for construction. Expressing that impact of construction on the environment is decreasing every other day with the next generation state-of-the-art concrete admixtures, Emrah Ertin expressed that concrete will have a lower water/cement ratio, be a more durable, strong and ecological product and have more recycled material in its content in the modern era. Following the opening speech of Emrah Ertin, thank you plaques were presented to the founding members and the former chairmen of board of directors (Murat Belen, Nizamettin Günel, Nihat Girit, İzzet Kamil Kapucuoğlu, Kazım Yaşar Levent and Emre Ardaç on behalf of decedent Volkan Ardaç, Cüneyt Dayıcıoğlu, Buket Tolun and Bora Yıldırım). Continuing with the presentation titled ‘Chemical Admixture Technologies’ prepared by “Osman Tezel, Emrah Karataş, E. Yavuz Şahin, Özgür Mutlu, Kenan Çelikkaya, Alev Çankayalı and Uğur E.
Şenbil” on behalf of KÜB Technical Committee, at the event, a panel with the title of “Expectations and Considerations for the Future Period of Construction, Concrete and Cement Sector” was held. Moderated by Asc. Dr. Hasan Yıldırım, faculty member of İstanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, the lecturers in the panel were Fethi Hinginar, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of İMSAD Construction Material Industrialists’ Association; Yavuz Işık, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association and holding the Turkey’s Chair in European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization ERMCO; İsmail Bulut, CEO of Turkish Cement Manufacturers Union and General Secretary of Building Products Producers’ Federation (YÜF). Panelists pointed out the economical volume created by concrete and concrete admixtures production across the construction sector in Turkey and throughout the world and mentioned about the presence of our country in this field. 20th anniversary celebration of KÜB was completed with the cocktail party given with Grup Gündoğarken at the end of the program.
