- CEO
- Mustafa Aydin
- Full Time Employees
- 2,030
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Construction materials
- Address
- Allianz Tower Küçükbakkalköy Mah Istanbul IB Turkey 34750
- IPO Date
- Jan 3, 1986
- Business
- Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (CIMSA.IS) produces and sells cement, clinker, ready-mixed concrete, and related building materials, with a focus on specialized products including white cement, grey cement, calcium aluminate cement (CAC), refractory materials, construction chemicals, aggregates, iron and steel products, cement-based products such as tiles and precast materials, insulation materials, and recycled plastic packaging.
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, the company operates as a subsidiary of Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.S. and maintains four integrated production plants in Turkey (Mersin, Eskişehir, Afyonkarahisar) along with international facilities including a white cement plant in Valencia, Spain; grinding plants in Houston, USA; an acquired facility from Mannok Holdings in Ireland; and terminals in Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the TRNC.
Çimsa leads globally as one of the world's top three CAC producers and a foremost white cement brand, exporting to over 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, North America, and beyond through its Netherlands-based subsidiary Çimsa Building Solutions BV, supported by R&D centers in Mersin, Turkey, and Munich, Germany.
Recent developments include the October 2024 acquisition of nearly 95% of Ireland-based Mannok Holdings for an enterprise value of EUR330m, marking its third major global expansion after US and Spain initiatives; the October 2025 launch of a 600,000t/yr grey cement grinding plant in Houston, USA (US$82m investment); a November 2025 EUR50m green financing agreement with the EBRD for a new CAC kiln and decarbonization upgrades at the Mersin plant, following a prior EUR25m EBRD loan in 2024 and a US$70m IFC green loan; and ongoing sustainability investments to reduce emissions and advance low-carbon products.