Medcem’s global expansion
Turkey’s Medcem has invested in both its production facility and export capability with a view to expand its reach on a global scale. ICR chats to Mehmet Ali Ceylan, CEO, Medcem about the company’s plans to establish an international terminal network and what steps it is taking to decarbonise its operations.
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Mehmet Ali Ceylan, CEO of Medcem, speaks with ICR
about the company’s plans to build an international
terminal network while decarbonising its operations (© Medcem)
ICR: You are currently in the process of expanding your production capacity. By how much and how does that change your total capacity?
Mehmet Ali Ceylan (MC): Our first production line had a clinker production capacity of 3.6Mta. However, the second production line has a clinker production capacity of 3Mta. With the capacity increase, we aim to reach a total cement capacity of 8Mta.
ICR: How long has the new line taken to build and at what cost?
MC: Our investment process commenced in July 2021. Initiating this investment during a time marked by disruptions in the supply chains, along with the rise of the accumulated demand that emerged towards the end of the pandemic, posed challenges. Additionally, the Russia-Ukraine war that erupted in February 2022, unfortunately resulting in the loss of many lives, became another factor impacting our investment process.