Kordsa wins the third prize in the Innovation Strategy category at Turkey Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week
Kordsa received the third prize in the Innovation Strategy category at the Inovalig Awards held within the scope of Turkey Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week. Kordsa CEO Ali Çalışkan received the award from Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi and the president of the Turkish Exporters Assembly, Mehmet Büyükekşi. Kordsa also made a presentation on its successes and future goals in R&D and innovation at the event.
Kordsa, an affiliate of Sabancı Holding, won the third prize in the Innovation Strategy category at the Inovalig Awards held at the Istanbul Congress Center on Dec. 9, 2017. Kordsa CEO Ali Çalışkan received the award from Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi and the president of the Turkish Exporters Assembly, Mehmet Büyükekşi.
"R&D and innovation are at the very center of our work,” Kordsa CEO Ali Çalışkan said. “Thanks to this approach, we have reinforced our 'Innovation Leader' title through the many awards we have been given so far. As in previous years, 2017 was a year in which both our domestic and global leadership have been strengthened through the awards we received. I would like to thank our economy minister, Nihat Zeybekçi, and the president of the Turkish Exporters Assembly, Mr. Mehmet Büyükekşi, for considering us worthy of this award. As Kordsa, today we have around 4,000 employees at our eight production facilities in five countries: Turkey, the U.S., Brazil, Thailand and Indonesia. As the Kordsa family, we will continue to reinforce life."
Kordsa Business and Market Development Director and Construction Reinforcement Business Unit Leader Murat Oğuz Arcan made a presentation about Kordsa's R&D and innovation success within the scope of Turkey Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week.
Arcan emphasized that their journey, which started in İzmit 44 years ago, continued to this day across a wide geographical area from America to the Asia Pacific. He pointed out that Kordsa's innovative approach was the foundation of their global success. Murat Arcan also said that Kordsa was the pioneering innovator of many products, processes, equipment types and business models.