PAPER PRODUCTION PROCESS
Paper bag usage in Turkey is limited mainly with cement, lime, mining and construction chemicals. In European countries and USA, paper bag usage in food sector is very common. Another important issue in packing is related with the weights of the bags. Bags in Turkey are used for 50 kg. Whereas in the developed countries the bags are generally 25 kg. This standard that has been put into practice by some factories shall result in doubling the existing market provided that the application shall spread nationwide.
The total bag production capacity of our country is 1.2 billion pieces. Unfortunately, half of this capacity is inactive, waiting for orders. The bag producers in Turkey are as follows:
Those whose main field of activity is to produce paper and bags
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OYKA |
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Mondi - Austria (Babaeski/Kırklareli - Mersin) |
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Segezha - Russia (Izmir - Elazığ)
In these factories, purchased from Işıklar, production for Segezha started on December 1, 2007) |
Those whose main field of activity is to produce bags
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Işıklar Packing (Çumra/Konya) |
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Yibitaş (Yozgat) |
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Çiasan (an establishment of Yibitaş - Istanbul) |
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Ekerler (Konya, Gebze, Izmir) |
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Batı Kraft (Manisa) |
Those whose main field of activity is to produce cement, which only produce bags for own factories
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Işıklar Packing (Çumra/Konya) |
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Akçansa |
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