Resumen de Magnesite and magnesia in Turkey
Industrial Minerals
[Kumas] was established in 1972 as a public incorporated company. It started by mining magnesite and began producing DBM for the first time in 1976. In 1990, the company started making end products like refractory bricks for numerous industries by using its own raw materials. In 1997, Kumas invested in ore beneficiation and separation technology to increase the life of its mines. In 2011, it bought Bommag Manyezit's Tavsanli (Kutahya) mine and associated magnesia plant. In May 2014, the company built an additional two furnaces with a combined 18,000 tpa capacity for producing FM, taking its total capacity for this product to 40,000 tpa. In 2012, Kumas was bought by by Gozde Private Equity (Yildiz Holding) & Gurmen Group.
Konya was established in 1966 by government-owned Sumerbank and started its production in 1969 as Turkey's first refractories manufacturer. After two unsuccessful privatisation attempts, in 1998, Konya was finally privatised and sold to holding company, Ozkaymak Sirketler Grubu. The company mines its own magnesite and although its exact resources are unknown, Konya's deposits are believed to contain around 9m tonnes proven and 40m tonnes probable magnesite reserves. The company operates a rotary kiln with the capacity to produce 40,000 tpa CCM, which it makes alongside a range of refractory products for the cement, steel, lime and glass industries.
The company started as a contractor for MAS's Kizilelma magnesite mine in 1988. In 1994, it bought licences to operate Kizilelma from MAS and started producing raw magnesite. It renovated the facilities and added furhter magnesite and chrome sites to its portfolio in 1997. In 2000, Yeni started exporting processed magnesite.
