"Türkiye's Top 500 Industrial Enterprises 2020"
It was included in the "Türkiye's 500 Largest Industrial Enterprises 2020" list announced by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, together with Tarım Kredi Holding, Tarım Kredi Yem, GÜBRETAŞ and Tarım Kredi Birlik companies.
GÜBRETAŞ, one of the 13 companies that have been able to consistently appear on the ISO's Largest Industrial Enterprises list for 44 years, which has been organized since 1968, ranked 209th in 2020 and 2nd according to the sector evaluation. Tarım Kredi Yem, on the other hand, rose to 127th place on the list with the strength it received from its new investments and ranks 2nd in the cattle and sheep feed sector. Our company Tarım Kredi Birlik, which entered the list for the first time this year, ranked 368th in the general ranking, 74th in the food sector, 46th in turnover and 238th in exports.
The shining star of Tarım Kredi, TK Yem,
Tarım Kredi Yem Endüstrisi ve Ticaret A.Ş. became a legal entity in 2013 as a result of the merger of other companies in the sector in which the Central Union of Türkiye Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri is a shareholder, in order to provide competitive advantage in the market in terms of more effective and high-quality production under a single brand name, central management raw material supply, ease of coordination, distribution, etc. Within the framework of the system of meeting and monitoring the production needs of the supplier experienced in the feed and milk sector in recent years, and ensuring the supply of raw materials at the desired quality, Tarım KrediYem A.Ş. took over Tarım Kredi Süt A.Ş. In addition, Tarım Kredi Yem A.Ş.. increased its capacity by renting the Uzunköprü Feed Factory, Kırklareli Feed Factory and Taşova Feed Factory owned by Tarım Kredi Yem A.Ş. The main shareholder of which is the Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri, Tarım Kredi Yem has 150 years of experience at the main shareholder level and 40 years of experience at the individual factory level. Tarım Kredi Yem, which is a subsidiary of Tarım Kredi and is among the leading organizations of the sector, continues its work for the country's agriculture and our producers with its 12 feed factories. Having achieved sales of 1 million 290 thousand tons for 2020, Tarım Kredi Yem fulfills its regulatory duty in the feed sector better with its increasing production and provides support for meat and milk production by providing quality feed for our producers at more predictable and affordable costs.
The leading organization of its sector, GÜBRETAŞ
Gübre Fabrikaları Türk Anonim Şirketi (GÜBRETAŞ), was established with the decision of the Council of Ministers dated November 6, 1952 in order to increase the quality and efficiency of the country's agriculture by supplying chemical fertilizer input to the agricultural sector. Having achieved many firsts, Gübretaş started production in 1954 with its facilities in İskenderun, which is the first chemical fertilizer factory in Türkiye. Since then, it has always assumed a pioneering role in its sector. It produced Türkiye's first phosphate and compound fertilizer, established the first soil analysis laboratories, became one of the first 15 companies traded on the stock exchange in 1986, made very important investments for the sector and carried out important social responsibility projects.
GÜBRETAŞ, which has been collecting data on the soil structure of our country’s agricultural lands since the day it established its first soil analysis laboratory in 1985, has been developing “plant and region specific fertilizers” by benefiting from this accumulation. With the privatization in 1993, GÜBRETAŞ joined the Central Union of Türkiye Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri, the largest farmer family in our country. GÜBRETAŞ, which started its search for investments abroad with the new strategy it developed as of 2006, continues on its path with the vision of “being a global company that provides added value to its stakeholders”. Thanks to its own 2 ports, 4 laboratories, 5 logistics centers and 8 regional directorates throughout Türkiye, farmers can easily access GÜBRETAŞ branded products from approximately 2,756 sales points throughout Türkiye, primarily Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri.
TK Birlik was on the list for the first time.
The Tarım Kredi Birlik Anonim Şirketi was established in Mersin in 2010 as a subsidiary of the Türkiye Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri, with the aim of processing the products of the Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri subsidiaries and producers and offering them to the market.
Tarım Kredi Birlik A.Ş. continues to increase its production and marketing activities with the Etimesgut Pulses Plant, Uzunköprü Raw Oil Plant, Kırklareli Sunflower Oil Refinery Plant, Balıkesir–Gömeç Olive-Olive Oil Plants, Refahiye Branch - Honey Filling and Processing Plant, Kahta Branch - Nuts Plant, Bafra Branch - Rice Processing Plant, Erzincan Milk and Dairy Products Production Plant. At the same time, within the scope of product evaluation, in order to transform the products it receives from farmers into value-added products, it produces more than 100 types of products in nearly 80 production plants outside its own production plants and offers them to the market in 17 countries throughout the country and abroad. TK Birlik AŞ aims to protect the products of our partners, farmers, against adverse market conditions rather than profitability, purchases them at market value and evaluates them by processing them. It processes the local products it receives from farmers in factories and offers them to the market as economical, high-quality and natural food. Expanding its customer portfolio every day, the company is taking determined steps towards becoming a global brand in the food industry by contributing to the country's economy with its export targets.