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- Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakir Sanayi ve Ticaret AS manufactures electrolytic copper products, copper tubes and busbars at its production facilities spanning over 200,000 square meters in Gebze, Tuzla and Darica, near Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1972 by gold dealers and jewelers from Istanbul's Covered Bazaar and headquartered in Darica, Kocaeli, the company produces a wide range of copper items including cathode plates; oxygen-free and ETP wire rods; DHP and ETP copper billets; bare, tin-plated and nickel-plated single and multi wires; bunched conductors and rope-lay stranded conductors; flat wires and profiles; paper-insulated round and flat wires; PV ribbon wires; copper busbars; copper tubes; copper alloys such as silver-alloyed copper, bronze and brass; and centrifugally cast products, all marketed under the sks trademark. These products serve industries including electro-technique, electronics, motors, communications, power generation and distribution, solar and renewable energy, home appliances, measurement instruments, defense, automotive, chemical, construction, heating, air-conditioning and sanitary plumbing; the company leads its domestic sector in production and sales while exporting to approximately 80 countries across five continents. Subsidiaries include Demisas Dokum Emaye Mamulleri Sanayi AS for foundry operations; Sarda Dagitim ve Ticaret AS for marketing; Sarmakina Sanayi ve Ticaret AS for wire and cable machinery; Bektaş for enamelled wires; Sark Wire Corp in the US with facilities in New York, Georgia and Albany; Sark Bulgaria AD in Shumen; and others like Bemka Kupferlackdraht GmbH in Europe. Recent developments encompass a September 2025 capital increase from 600 million TRY to 1 billion TRY within its approved ceiling; ongoing investments in high value-added products and latest technologies to broaden the product range; continued expansion of Sark Bulgaria with a 12 million euro investment set for completion in May 2025; a 2024 expansion of Sark Wire's Albany facility by nearly 17,000 square feet; and sustained production growth abroad including at its US and Bulgarian plants.