Arkem

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Arkem Chemicals
TypePrivate
IndustryChemicals,

petrochemicals,

fuels and oils
Founded1991
Founder
Headquarters
Istanbul
,
Turkey
Area served
Europe, Middle East, United States, Far East
Key people
 (President) , Tezel Kökdemir (VP)
ProductsSolvents, Monomers, Alcohols, Aromatics, Aliphatics, Esters, Glycols, Glycol Ethers, Ketones, Surfactants, Acrylics, Acetyls, Ethanols, Isocyanates, Phosphates, Amines, Titanium dioxide
RevenueIncreaseUS$380 million (2011)[1][2]
Websitehttp://www.arkem.com

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:

  • Monomers
  • Alcohols
  • Aromatics & Aliphatics
  • Esters
  • Glycols
  • Glycol Ethers
  • Ketones
  • Surfactants

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 ;

  • Millenium Petrochemicals USA ( a Lyondell Company )
  • BP Chemicals Ltd., UK
  • Eastman Chemicals USA
  • Arkema, France
  • Petrogal S.A., Portugal
  • Sasol Solvents, South Africa
  • Sasol Surfactants, Germany & Italy
  • Shell Chemicals, Europe
  • Ineos, UK
  • Kuraray, Japan

Related companies[]

  • Altintel Port and Tank Terminal ( Altıntel Liman ve Terminal İşletmeleri A.Ş.)
  • (Gökbil Nakliyat ve Depolama)
  • Gökbil Tank Container
  • Arkem Industrial
  • Arkem Europe
  • Arkem China
  • Arkem USA
  • Arkem Germany

See also[]

List of companies of Turkey

External links[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "ICIS Login".
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