Erdemir

Erdemir, which began production in 1965,^[4] has a production capacity of 8.5 million tons/year of crude steel (2020 value).^[5] It is the largest iron and steel company in Turkey^{[citation needed]} and was the only flat steel producer till January 2009. It produces plates, hot and cold-rolled sheet and tinplate.^{[citation needed]}

Its main plant is located on an area of approximately 4 km² (1.5 sq mi) at Karadeniz Eregli, Zonguldak on the shore of the Black Sea. Erdemir operates a large seaport, the Port of Erdemir, to import and export materials.^{[citation needed]}

Erdemir has Port of Erdemir also acquired the steel plant at İskenderun, Hatay Province in southern Turkey.^{[citation needed]}

Turkish Armed Forces Pension Fund (OYAK) acquired a 49.29% stake in Erdemir on 4 October 2005 for $2.77 billion in a televised auction, in which it outbid several major steel companies. The fund acquired 46.12% from the Turkish Privatization Board (OIB) and it was also obliged to purchase an additional 3.17% stake from a Turkish bank.

Erdemir burns coal in Turkey. As an integrated steelworks, emissions are higher than steel produced at electric arc furnaces.^[6] Climate Trace estimates the plant emitted almost 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, more greenhouse gas than any other steelmaker in the country except İsdemir.^[7] However the company says they are moving towards net zero emissions.^[8]

The Turkish chamber of Civil engineers lists Erdemir as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey, a list of remarkable engineering projects realized after the declaration of the Turkish republic.^[9]

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• List of companies of Turkey
• Erdemir SK, Basketball club of Erdemir
• OYAK
• Port of Erdemir