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Murat Bayram is elected as President of TOBB Non-Fuel Products Committee
TOBB Turkey Petroleum and Petroleum Products Industry Assembly convened on July 11th. At the meeting, Murat Bayram, Technology and Technical Services Manager at Petrol Ofisi, was elected as the President of Non-Fuel Products Committee. The ...
Chemical industry is getting prepared to step into international markets
Chemical industry that attracts attention as the third sector, increased exports by 24.25% in July 2018 compared to last year and is getting prepared to open up to new international markets on 8-10 November 2018 at TURKCHEM Eurasia Exhibition that ...
Tupras and Koc Holding’s visit to Opet Fuchs factory construction area
An important visit was made by Koç Holding and Tüpraş to the new plant of Opet Fuchs Madeni Yağ A.Ş., which is under construction in İzmir Aliağa. When the construction works are completed, Opet Fuchs will produce all its lubricant ...
LUKOIL sets bigger goals in its 10th anniversary in Turkey
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year in Turkey, LUKOIL Lubricants is proud to have achieved great success in this short period of time. Vladimir Davidovich, General Manager of LUKOIL Lubricants Middle East, says they have come a long way in 10 ...
Castrol introduced “ONYX InSight” platform at ICCI
Castrol introduced ONYX InSight at the 24th International Energy and Environment Fair and Conference (ICCI 2018). Developed by Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricant manufacturer, in collaboration with Romax Technology, ONYX InSight is ...
Reksoil received two awards at the Stars of Export Award Ceremony
Reksoil Petrokimya was awarded with two prizes at the Stars of Export Award Ceremony, organized by the Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters’ Association (İKMİB) to award its members with the highest volume of exports. Reksoil ...
Koçak Petrol supports the policy of localization in the defense industry
Since 2007, Koçak Petrol domestically produces and sells lubricants and greases for the weapons, vehicles, machinery and equipment used by the Ministry of National Defense, Naval Forces, Land Forces and Air Force Base Commands. This supports ...
New president of IKMIB is Adil Pelister
Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters’ Association (IKMIB) election results are announced for presidency. 1273 delegates participated in the elections and 1154 votes were valid. Adil Pelister, Chairman of the Board of BETA Kimya, ...
IKMIB rewarded the stars of chemical exports
The chemical sector, which is one of the top three sectors in Turkey's exports, reached 16.1 billion USD exports in 2017. Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Association (İKMİB) rewarded its top exporting members for their achievements in the ...
Dow Turkey awarded for its “Chemistry of Teaching” project
Dow Turkey won a prize in the Effectiveness category for its “Chemistry of Teaching” project carried out in cooperation with ÖRAV. At the 2018 TİSK “Corporate Social Responsibility” awards ceremony, held with the ...
Petroyağ celebrates 25th anniversary with a glorious ceremony
Founded in 1993 and moved to its plant in Gebze Organized Industrial Zone with an investment of 15 million Euros, Petroyağ is today a leading industrial oil company in Turkey. The company celebrated its 25th anniversary with stakeholders at Esma ...
Petrol Ofisi to travel across Turkey with Maxima-Masters meeting
Petrol Ofisi Lubricants started the great reunion journey in İstanbul. The event will be held all around Turkey for the shop owners in industrial areas with the participation of Petrol Ofisi distributors, which form the basis of the company’s ...
Adil Pelister announces candidacy for President of IKMIB
As the elections approach for the Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters’ Association (IKMIB), a key figure from the sector, Beta Kimya A.Ş. Chairman of the Board Adil Pelister announced his candidacy for president of ...
Shell Lubricants is the market leader for 11th consecutive year
Shell has maintained its leadership in Turkey and the global lubricants market in for 11 years. According to the Petroleum Industry Association (PETDER) report on Turkey market, Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş. has been recognized as the leader ...
Serhan Ulga appointed as CFO at Petrol Ofisi
Petrol Ofisi announced that it has added a new name to its senior management. Serhan Ulga, an experienced and outstanding figure in his field, is appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Having 30 years of experience in Turkey and the USA, Ulga ...
Alpet Lubricants participates in AgroExpo
Agroexpo International Agriculture Greenhouse and Livestock Fair, the largest agricultural fair in Turkey and the 4th largest in Europe, started in Fair Izmir on February 1st. The fair is organized for the 13th time this year, and brings ...
Koçak Speedol is awarded R&D Center Certificate
As a manufacturer of lubricants and greases for automotive and industrial purposes, Koçak Petroleum was awarded the R&D Center Certificate by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology at the R&D and Design Centers Summit Certificate ...
Aegean’s export star is Petkim once again
Turkey’s first and only integrated petrochemical complex Petkim received the “Top Exporter in the Aegean” and the “Top Exporter in the Chemical Industry” awards. SOCAR Turkey’ subsidiary Petkim is awarded in two ...
Automechanika Istanbul lubricants section continues to expand
Automechanika İstanbul, organized by Hannover Fairs Turkey and Messe Frankfurt, will take place on 5-8 April 2018 at in TÜYAP Fair, Convention and Congress Center. Bringing together 1217 exhibitors from 33 countries last year, the fair hosted ...
Turkey's second largest company: Petrol Ofisi
Petrol Ofisi, leading company in Turkish fuel and lubricants industry, took the second place with turnover of $ 30.8 billion in the Capital 500 list, which ranks 500 of the largest corporations in the Turkish private sector. This year the ...
Tüpraş-ODTÜ alliance for Data Analysis Center at ODTÜ TEKNOKENT
Tüpraş, ODTÜ and ODTÜ TEKNOKENT signed a protocol on November 6, 2017 for carrying out joint studies within the framework of university-industry cooperation. Tüpraş, which has already been collaborating with the Chemical ...
Petrol Ofisi appoints Beril Alakoc Orhonoglu as CMO
Beril Alakoc Orhonoglu was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), which is a new position established on December 1, 2017 as part of the restructuring process at Petrol Ofisi. Throughout her career spanning almost 20 years, Orhonoglu achieved ...
Petrol Ofisi appoints Selim Şiper as the new CEO
Selim Şiper was appointed as the CEO and a Member of the Executive Board of Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. Following the acquisition of Petrol Ofisi by Vitol Group, Şiper was appointed to manage the restructuring of Petrol Ofisi's business strategy and to ...
Project of the Century Kars-Tbilisi-Baku Railway opened
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mihriban Aliyeva, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakitcan Sagintayev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, and Prime Minister of ...
EMRA delegation visits STAR Refinery
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) President Mustafa Yılmaz, assembly members and bureaucrats visited the STAR Refinery, one of the biggest oil operations of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region and also one of the biggest ...
Burak Kuntay commented on the visa crisis
“Krizin uzamamasını umut ediyoruz” Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Müdürü - Hükümet ve Liderlik Okulu Başkanı ve DEİK Türkiye-ABD İş Konseyi Üyesi ...
Shell’s new Global Marketing Manager Burçin Toktamış
Burçin Toktamış is appointed the Global Marketing Manager for Sectors and Channels – Commercial Fleet of Shell, a leading international energy company. Burçin Toktamış has a part of the Shell family for 23 years. Toktamış ...
Gedik Welding named the ‘Star of Export’
Steel Exporters Association awarded successful exporter companies at the Stars of Export Award Ceremony, held Swiss Bosphorus Hotel on September 18. Gedik Welding was selected as the number one company in the category of “Medium Scale ...
Koçak Petroleum is now an approved R&D Center
Koçak Petroleum Company, a manufacturer of automotive and industrial lubricants and greases, has become the 496th R&D Center approved by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology according to the Law No. 5746. The company is constantly ...
Petrol Ofisi - BÜYEM partnership, a first in the lubricants sector
Petrol Ofisi Lubricants has collaborated with Boğaziçi University Lifelong Learning Center (BÜYEM) to organize an ‘Executive Development Program’ for all PO distributors across Turkey. The training program aims to support ...
Evonik’s support to the “Green Campus” project
The importance of sustainability and environmental protection efforts is increasing every day, and the “Green Campus” project launched by Istanbul Technical University constitutes a great example in this regard. Established in 1773 and ...
Mineral fuel and oil exports increased by 62 percent
The chemical industry has maintained the upward trend in the first half of the year, and remained at the third place with the highest contribution to Turkish economy. According to İstanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters’ ...
BASF’s project endears children to love chemistry
BASF Kids’ Lab is a free event which aims to endear 6-12 age group kids to chemistry and science, allowing them to conduct interactive and entertaining experiments with harmless materials under supervision of private tutors. This year, ...
BP Castrol Drama Club staged “Kadında Bırak”
BP Castrol Drama Club staged the play “Kadında Bırak” at Istanbul Ataşehir Zübeyde Hanım In-service Training Institute on May 8. Serpil Göral was the director of the play watched by BP and Castrol Turkey employees as well ...
Lubricant consumption increased by 5.7 percent
T he Petroleum Industry Association (PETDER) has published data on lubricant consumption and collected waste motor oil for the January-December period of 2016. The report indicates that lubricant consumption increased by 5.70 percent in 2016 ...
Demirören acquired the entire MOil
T he Demirören family had bought 70 percent share of Milan Petrol (MOil), a rapidly growing company in the fuel sector, from the Bölünmez family in June 2010. As of February, Demirören Holding acquired the remaining 30 percent of ...
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NYCO attended MRO Europe, premier aviation event of the region
NYCO teams participated in MRO Europe, the premier event in this region for the commercial air transport maintenance, repair and overhaul industry. MRO Europe, which took ...
Total opens new state-of-the-art lubricant plant
Total has inaugurated its new state-of-the-art lubricants oil blending plant, strategically located in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation. The grand opening ceremony took ...
Global Lubricant Week to take place on October 9-12 in Moscow
Each year the most influential players and decision makers of the international lubricants industry meet at the “Global Lubricant Week” in Moscow. The event has a ...
Great prize for TANAP on the Day of Oilmen
On the Azerbaijan Day of Oilmen, the only festival dedicated to the petroleum and gas industry in the world and being celebrated in Azerbaijan since 2001, an official decision ...
FUCHS will invest appr. EUR 50 million in the expansion of the Mannheim site
FUCHS PETROLUB SE, the world's largest independent manufacturer of high-quality lubricants and related products, announces the purchase of two large properties in the immediate ...
Kimi Räikkönen to race for the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team
The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team is delighted to announce that Kimi Räikkönen will join the team from 2019. The 2007 Formula One World Champion has signed for the next two ...
Murat Bayram is elected as President of TOBB Non-Fuel Products Committee
TOBB Turkey Petroleum and Petroleum Products Industry Assembly convened on July 11th. At the meeting, Murat Bayram, Technology and Technical Services Manager at Petrol Ofisi, was ...
Chemical industry is getting prepared to step into international markets
Chemical industry that attracts attention as the third sector, increased exports by 24.25% in July 2018 compared to last year and is getting prepared to open up to new ...
Nynas turns 90!
Founded in 1928 as a small enterprise in Sweden, Nynas celebrates its 90th anniversary as a leading company in the lubricants industry. This year, there is another excitement in ...
LUKOIL Turkey completed the harmonization process with Russia
LUKOIL Lubricants, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year in Turkey, is shifting up with its expanding product line. We came together with Akın Toppare, Technical Sales ...
