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Doing It In A Different Way

In its quest to global, YILDIZLAR INVESTMENT HOLDING is focusing on growth in forest products, fertilizers and steel, says board member Hakkı YILDIZ.

Signature of Yildiz Entegre in Vernadoc International Architectural Design Camp

We, as Yildiz Entegre, have contributed in supply of the materials used by the architects and design team in charge of a project, which would contribute introduction of cultural heritage of our country both in the country and the world through VERNADOC Regional Architectural Design Camp to be organized in Mudurnu for the first time in Turkey between 28th August -10th September this year.

Yildiz Entegre Romania MDF Factory

Yildiz Entegre, being a World Star, goes on providing added value, having also started cross border production. At our Yildiz Entegre Romania MDF Factory, located on a land of 460,000 m2 in Romania Pitesti/Oarja Region, MDF, Laminate Flooring, Impregnated Décor Paper, MDF Door, Melamine Coated MDF and Particle Board will be produced.

Click System in Domestic Laminate Flooring Production

RADIKAL - BRUSSELS - Yildiz Entegre, active in the field of forestry products, also started to manufacture non-glue click system laminate flooring.

Investment of Warehousing Facilities were Completed

Samsun, Tekirdag, Kocaeli, Iskenderun, Adana and lastly Izmir Warehouses, to offer services in the field of logistics, were activated for both warehousing of the commercial products of the group companies and leasing to third parties.

Investment of Fertilizer Facility was completed

NPK-DAP Fertilizer Facility with the capacity of 240,000 tons/year was completed. Turkey, enjoy your newest NPK-DAP Fertilizer Facilities! By means of the newly activated NPK-DAP Fertilizer Facilities, the fertilizer product range was expanded with the missing composed fertilizers and DAP fertilizer. All the fertilizer types such as UREA fertilizer, CAN fertilizer, AN Fertilizer, Composed Fertilizer and DAP Fertilizer are currently produced and offered to the Turkish farmers.

Investment of Turkey’s First Door Panel Facility was completed

Investment of Turkey’s First Door Panel Facility with the capacity of 11 million/year was completed.

Yıldız Entegre Vocational High School Investment was Completed

Yıldız Entegre Vocational High School investment was completed. Our school started the school period of 2008-2009 with its 209 students.

We, as IGSAS rose up to the 335th rank

According to the survey of Capital Journal on Turkey’s First 500 Largest Special Corporations for the year 2008; we as IGSAS rose up to the 335th rank.

Yıldız Entegre was granted ISO 9001 BY TUV Teknik Kontrol ve Belgelendirme A.S. ISO 9001

Yildiz Entegre, engaged in the Forestry Products for more than 100 years and taking in the 60th place in the First 500 Largest Corporations Listing for the Year 2008, organized by Istanbul Chamber of Trade, certified its qualified service approach by means of TUV Teknik Kontrol and Belgelendirme A.S. ISO 9001.

Activities Started for MDF and Particle Board Investments in Russia

Activities were started for MDF and particle board investments in Krasnodar District of South Russia and in two locations in the North Russia. The locations were determined and the procedures were started to buy lands.

The investment of 2nd Warehousing Facilities started

The investment of 2nd Warehousing Facilities was started in Payas/İskenderun.

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

The ERP Enterprise Resource Planning program was activated at all the group companies. This customer-oriented system, established in the field of information technologies, enabled cost planning, production planning and in the other fields more rationalist and accurate planning.

SENVER

Our project- we realized in Energy Efficiency Forum and Exhibition - went on the finals in the Category of Sevap 3.

Anatolian Tigers Awarded for the Fifth Time

The survey “The Largest 250 corporations of Anatolia”, made by Forbes and Ekonomist Journals to determine the most successful and dynamic 250 corporations of Anatolia for the fifth time this year, was completed.

Yıldız Entegre is the 9th Largest Manufacturer in the World

Yildiz Entegre is the 9th largest manufacturer of the world with its current facilities. Furthermore, it rises up to the 5th largest MDF manufacturer of the world together with its investments in Mersin according to the information set forth in PMP DIGEST journal published in April 2011.

Rising Star of Anatolia

Evaluation of the “First 500 Largest Corporations of Anatolia” made for the year 2013 by Ekonomist Journal with the contributions of Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB), was disclosed.

ISO 500 Results for the Year 2014 Disclosed

“Yıldız Entegre is in the 42nd place among the “Turkey’s Largest Corporations.”

Not Domestic but an International Power

Yildiz Entegre, having obtained EO Standards Conformity Certificate in order to conform to the European Norms, was found eligible to obtain CARB (California Air Resources Board) Standard conformity certificate, granted by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden and being equivalent of E0 Certificate in America.

Support to International Conference from Yildiz Entegre

Yildiz Entegre, leading corporation of the Forestry Industry Sector in Turkey, sponsored the International Forestry, Tree Industry and Trade Conference.

Yıldız Entegre exhibited Varioclic Aqua at Intermob

Yıldız Entegre exhibited Varioclic Aqua at Intermob.

Yıldız Entegre is still hungry for Awards

Yildiz Entegre, the leading corporation of Forestry Products Sector, was awarded by the Prize of “The First 500 Largest Corporation of Anatolia”.

“Sensitive” Certificate to Yildiz Entegre from TSE

Yildiz Entegre, having obtained EO Standards Conformity Certificate in order to conform with the European Norms, was found eligible to obtain CARB (California Air Resources Board) Standard conformity certificate, granted by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden and being equivalent of E0 Certificate in America.

GrowtechEurasia International Greenhouse, Agricultural Equipment and Technologies Exhibition

We participated in the GrowtechEurasia International Greenhouse, Agricultural Equipment and Technologies Exhibition in Antalya as IGSAS.

Intermob Exhibition

At 18th International Furniture Subsidiary Industry Accessories, Forestry Products and Wooden Technology Exhibition which we participated as Yıldız Entegre Ağac Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., we exhibited our new product Vario Aqua to our visitors besides our existing products.

Yildizlar Yatirim Holding Continues to go beyond the Borders by means of its foreign investments

Yildiz Entegre, being a world star, has gone beyond the borders and started production abroad and continued to provide our Country with added value. In Romania Pitesti/Oarja Region, Yildiz Entegre Romania MDF Factory, located on a closed area of 100,000 m2 on a total land of 460,000 m2, was commissioned.

We Welcomed Valuable Economy Managers at our Kocaeli MDF Factory

We welcomed the valuable economy managers of the highly circulated newspapers of our country at our Izmit Kocaeli Factory.

IGSAS- the Golden Sponsor Sustainable Agriculture Conference

We attended the Sustainable Agriculture Conference held by Fortune Journal at Istanbul Movenpick Hotel as the Golden Sponsor. At the Sustainable Agriculture Conference where we attended as the Golden Sponsor, Mr. Turan TOK, General Manager of IGSAS, attended as panelist.

Kocaeli Tax Records Award Ceremony

We, as “Yildiz Entegre Ağac Sanayi”, was disclosed to be 1st fully fledged tax payer, which declares the highest amount of tax within the scope of Kocaeli Income Tax/ Corporate tax for the year 2015 at Kocaeli Tax Recorders Award Ceremony. The Letter of Appreciation, crowning achievement of our Company, was granted ex officio by Mr. Mustafa Elitas, Minister of Economy.

Ekonomist Journal’s Award Ceremony

We, as “Yildiz Entegre Ağac Sanayi” was disclosed to be the fourth among the first 500 largest companies of Anatolia...

Fast Fish Awards

The fast fish awards, organized by Referans Newspaper and Turk Ekonomi Bankası (TEB) this year for the third time, were given to the owners.

Star of Anatolia Shines

Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, stated: “We, as Yildiz Entegre, as the locomotive of our Holding, started an investment of total EUR 600 million in both Romania and Russia.”

Visit to Mayor Uzulmez from Business World and Politics World

Kartepe Mayor Huseyin Uzulmez welcomed at his office his visitors including representatives from the business and politics worlds and non-governmental organizations.

Growth is to Continue

Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, stated: “It is possible to see the importance of the sector for the Turkish economy upon consideration of the export power of the sector.”

We plan to grow 2 Times within 5 Years

Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, provided information on targets of 2016.

Miracle brought by water

It is anticipated that higher quality and more efficient products will be able to be produced by means of dripping method, promoted within the scope of the Agricultural Days…

Star of the Anatolia is rising

Yildiz Entegre rose to the 4th place among the “The First 500 Largest Corporations of Anatolia” listed by Economist Journal.

Aksam; “Environment and current deficit won the war of hot complex and cold complex”

Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding talked on the agenda and the sector and stated: “Environment and current deficit won the war of hot complex and cold complex” in interview with Mehmet Ali Ergun from Aksam Newspaper.

Dunya Newspaper; “It was noticed any longer that the short term is more advantageous.

Dunya Newspaper: “Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, invited to “CEO Chats” interview, disclosed the agenda and his determinations on the relevant sector to the readers. And he stated: One should make a different business or make its business differently than others.”

Aksam; “Investment is our hobby; we step on either the gas or the brake, but we never stop.”

Yildizlar Yatirim Holding is one of the groups, drawing attention with its fast growth. The turnover of the group that was 70 million in the early 2000s almost reached TRY 3.5 billion. Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, attributes the growth of approximately 50 times to the one-party government system and sense of investment of the group. Yildiz states: “Investment is our hobby; we never stop.”

Hurriyet; “EUR 200 million of the investment of EUR 370 million encountered the obstacles of environment and current deficit”.

In interview with Vahap Munyar from Hurriyet Newspaper, Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, talked about the investments made by Yildizlar Yatirim Holding in the Iron-Steel Sector and the relevant agenda.

Sabah; “Flat Steel Twin Brother for Erdemir”

Yildizlar Yatirim Holding is to penetrate into the Iron-Steel Sector with flat steel production. Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, stated: “The facility we will establish will become a precedent of Erdemir in respect of the flat products.”

Ekonomist; Mr. Hakki Yildiz talked about the crisis in Turkey-Russia relations.

Mr. Hakki Yildiz, member of the Board of Directors of Yildizlar Yatirim Holding, talked to Ekonomist about the tension occurred in Turkey-Russia relations and the effect of such crisis on the investment of establishment of facilities of USD 200 million, they planned to make in Russia.