İsdemir

İsdemir is a Turkish steel producer located in İskenderun, Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast. The name is a contraction of the Turkish language İskenderun Demir ve Çelik A.Ş., which means "İskenderun Iron and Steel CO ". İsdemir is currently an Erdemir venture, another steel works located in Ereğli at the Black Sea coast.

İsdemir in brief

Established in 1970 for the purpose of producing long steel, İskenderun Demir ve Çelik A.Ş. was incorporated into ERDEMİR Group on February 1, 2002. Production of flat steel began in 2008 at İskenderun plant with the implementation of Modernization and Transformation Investments, so as to balance the long and flat steel production levels in Turkey.

Producing flat steel products is crucial for the development of Turkish steel industry, and İSDEMİR plays a significant role in enhancing the capacity of flat steel production while carrying on its activities to manufacture long products such as billet and wired rod.

Located in 6,8 million m2 area in Payas, İskenderun; İSDEMİR currently enjoys annual liquid steel production capacity of 5.3 Mt. In addition, it has reached 6 Mt of finished-product capacity, 3.5 Mt of flat and 2.5 Mt of long steel products.