Arkem
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Arkem Chemicals (Arkem Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a family-owned chemical distribution company based in Turkey. It was established in 1992 in Istanbul. The company sells approximately 230,000 metric tons of chemicals (2009) in various chemical product lines, including:
TypePrivate
IndustryChemicals,
petrochemicals,
fuels and oilsFounded1991
FounderLevend Kokuludağ
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemicals,
petrochemicals, fuels and oils |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Levend Kokuludağ |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Europe, Middle East, United States, Far East |
| Key people | Levend Kokuludağ (President), Tezel Kökdemir (VP) |
| Products | Solvents, Monomers, Alcohols, Aromatics, Aliphatics, Esters, Glycols, Glycol Ethers, Ketones, Surfactants, Acrylics, Acetyls, Ethanols, Isocyanates, Phosphates, Amines, Titanium dioxide |
| Revenue |  US$380 million (2011)[1][2] |
| Website | http://www.arkem.com |
Arkem is the 27th largest chemical distributor in its field (2010) according to "The Top 100 Chemical Distributors" by ICIS.[3][4] 2009 sales $248m.[5]
The company owns the Altintel Port and Tank Terminal, with a capacity of 60,000 cubic meters of storage area in Kocaeli/Gebze, Dilovası area. It is supplied by international chemical producing companies such as:
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- Altintel Port and Tank Terminal (Altıntel Liman ve Terminal İşletmeleri A.Ş.)
- Gökbil Logistics (Gökbil Nakliyat ve Depolama)
- Gökbil Tank Container
- Arkem Industrial
- Arkem Europe
- Arkem China
- Arkem USA
- Arkem Germany