- CEO
- Timur Karaoglu
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: major diversified
- Address
- Istanbul Turkey
- IPO Date
- May 18, 2021
- Business
- Kalekim Kimyevi Maddeler Sanayi ve Ticaret AS is a Turkey-based manufacturer and distributor of construction chemicals, building materials, and decorative coatings. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, the company operates as a member of the Kale Group (H. Ibrahim Bodur Holding AS) and serves professional contractors, industrial builders, and retail consumers across domestic and international markets. The company provides an extensive portfolio of building products categorized into distinct application segments: ceramic, porcelain, granite, and natural stone tile adhesives; cementitious, epoxy, and polyurethane grouts and joint fillers; comprehensive waterproofing systems, including cementitious slurries, acrylic-based liquid membranes, polyurethane elastomeric coatings, and bitumen emulsions; thermal insulation systems, comprising expanded polystyrene (EPS) boards, stone wool insulation panels, thermal adhesives, and reinforcement meshes; technical construction solutions, including structural repair mortars, non-shrink grouts, self-leveling screeds, concrete surface hardeners, bonding agents, and curing compounds; architectural interior and exterior paints, primers, and textured decorative plasters marketed primarily under the Kale brand; and specialty concrete admixtures, cement grinding aids, shotcrete accelerators, and industrial performance chemicals produced through its subsidiary Kalekim Lyksor Kimya AS. Kalekim operates domestic production facilities in Istanbul, Isparta, Mersin, Yozgat, Erzurum, and Mardin, and maintains an international commercial network distributing to more than 80 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. In recent strategic developments, the company has expanded its direct global operating footprint by acquiring the remaining 50% equity stake in Kalekim Romania SA to make it a wholly owned subsidiary, and acquiring a 50% stake in Kalekim East Africa Limited in Kenya to establish localized production and distribution in the East African region. In addition, the company optimized its international asset portfolio by completing the full sale of its 51% shareholding and production plant in Iraqi entity LLC Qaleat Alianshaat, commenced commercial serial production at Kalekim Lyksor's new manufacturing branch in Trabzon, Turkey, and advanced renewable energy self-generation projects with the implementation of a solar photovoltaic power plant in Yozgat.