- CEO
- Ümit Özkan
- Full Time Employees
- 183
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Containers/Packaging
- Address
- Prof. Dr. Bülent Tarcan Caddesi No: 5 Istanbul IB Turkey 34349
- IPO Date
- Jan 10, 1986
- Business
- Kartonsan Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. produces coated cardboard from recycled paper for packaging and printing applications; its core products include Normprint, a multi-coated cardboard with grey back for versatile packaging; Exprint, offering excellent creasing and printability for detailed graphics; Luxtriplex, with white back suitable for greeting cards and high-end packaging; and Normprint-Liner for corrugated lamination in glassware and electronics. The company, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, operates a facility in Basaksehir, Kocaeli, with an annual production capacity of 240,000 tons across two lines (BM1 at 80,000 tons and BM2 at 160,000 tons), holds a leading 41% share of the Turkish coated cardboard market, and exports to over 30 countries including Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Georgia, Israel, and Egypt. Products serve sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, perfumery, textiles, stationery, glassware, small appliances, books, and promotion; Kartonsan is part of Pak Group, which holds 78% ownership, and maintains subsidiaries including Selka for coated cardboard trade and waste paper recycling operations. In recent developments, Kartonsan completed maintenance and earthquake-strengthening of its BM1 production line from June to October 2023, enhancing facility resilience post the February 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes; the company resolved a labor strike in April 2023 through negotiations with the Turkish Cellulose, Paper, Wood and Products Workers’ Union; and in December 2024, it finalized the simplified merger acquisition of 100%-owned Dönkasan Dönüştürülen Atık Kağıt San. ve Tic. A.S., registering the transaction on December 25, 2024, to integrate waste paper processing within the value chain.