Kipaş Holding founded in 1984 under the leadership of ÖKSÜZ and GÜMÜŞER families is the first and only holding of Kahramanmaraş. Practises in the 6 main sectors. Kipaş Holding, which has investments mainly in textile and additionally in cement, paper, energy, education and logistics; has 11 thousand employees.

As the highest tax payer of Kahramanmaraş and exporting approximately 200 million dollars worth of goods to nearly 100 countries and is one of the most top 100 exporter companies in Turkey; Kipaş is listed in the ISO 500 with the 6 of its companies. Kipaş Holding, which attaches great importance to R&D studies, is among the first 250 companies in this field.

KİPAŞ TEXTILES
Kipaş Tekstil, which has an annual production capacity of 100 million meters of fabric and 400 metric tons of yarn per day, and employs approximately 6,000 people, operates all of its facilities in Kahramanmaraş. Ranked among the top 100 companies in Kahramanmaraş on the ISO 500 list and positioned as the largest integrated textile manufacturer in Turkey and Europe, Kipaş Tekstil carries out weaving, open-end and ring yarn production, as well as fabric dyeing, finishing, and denim fabric production. Recently, Kipaş Tekstil has made headlines worldwide for its technical textiles and R&D efforts; during the pandemic, it also gained recognition for producing washable, reusable masks designed to reduce the risk of infection. Furthermore, the company has made a name for itself in the fashion world with its creations made from recycled PET bottles and through its partnership with Boyner. In 2010, Kipaş Holding made a major move by acquiring the Turkish retail, marketing, and production rights for Lee Cooper, Europe’s oldest denim brand, which was founded in 1908 on Middlesex Street in East London.

KİPAŞ CEMENT
KÇS (Kahramanmaraş Cement Industry) has an annual production capacity of 3,200,000 tons of clinker and 4,000,000 tons of cement, as well as 15 concrete plants operating in 7 cities with a total capacity of 33,000 m³/day, 2 aggregate quarries in Kahramanmaraş, Kahramanmaraş Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Facility with an annual capacity of 450,000 m³ and Aydın / Söke Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Facility with an annual capacity of 700,000 m³. Around 1,000 people are employed within these facilities. Owing to its rich and productive limestone quarries and clay pits, our subsidiary produces CEM I, CEM III, and CEM IV type cements in accordance with Turkish (TS), European (EN) and American (ASTM) Standards.

KİPAŞ PAPER
Kipaş Paper Mills, another Kipaş Holding company with approximately 1,000 employees, produces 425,000 metric tons of paper annually from 100% recycled waste paper, thereby preventing the destruction of 6,000 hectares of forest land each year and adding value to the economy. It is located in Kahramanmaraş on a 330,000 m² site, 100,000 m² of which is covered. The types of paper produced are Testliner and Fluting, with a basis weight ranging from 70 to 200 g/m². In addition to this new investment—which will be Turkey’s and Europe’s largest paper production facility, located in Söke, Aydın, and scheduled to begin operations in late 2020—the company also operates a packaging plant in Bozüyük, Bilecik. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

KİPAŞ HOLDING ENERGY INVESTMENTS
Kipaş Holding is a company that has also made a name for itself through its energy investments. Through its subsidiaries—Karen Kahramanmaraş Electricity Generation Inc., KÇS Aydın Branch, Kiper Electricity Generation Inc., and Maren Maraş Electricity Generation Industry and Trade Inc.—located in the provinces of Aydın and İzmir, Kipaş Holding carries out geothermal well drilling and electricity generation activities, providing significant support to Turkey’s energy needs. With 7 geothermal power plants at Maren in Germencik, Aydın; 2 at the KÇS Aydın Branch; and 1 at Kiper—for a total of 10 geothermal power plants—along with the Balkusan Dam facilities in Konya owned by Karen Kahramanmaraş Electricity Generation Inc., the group generates approximately 1,600 GWh of energy annually and employs a total of approximately 400 people.

KİPAŞ EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Kipaş Holding’s non-profit educational institutions in Kahramanmaraş provide educational services ranging from kindergarten through high school. The institution, which aims specifically to provide high-quality education to high-achieving students in Kahramanmaraş through scholarship opportunities, has designed facilities covering 23,000 square meters of indoor space on a 32,000-square-meter site. Every aspect of this project has been designed to keep pace with the demands and requirements of modern education. The campus, which can accommodate a total of 2,800 people, includes a kindergarten with a capacity of 75 students, an elementary school with a capacity of 750 students, a middle school with a capacity of 960 students, and a high school with a capacity of 1,008 students.

KİPAŞ AVIATION AND LOGISTICS
With a Cessna Citation XLS+ aircraft for both domestic and international commercial charter services, as well as 40 trailers for freight transport, the company not only handles all logistics services for Kipaş Holding’s subsidiaries but also provides its customers with flawless 24/7 transportation services.

EXEMPLARY COMPANY WITH ITS SOCIAL PROJECTS
Kipaş Holding is implementing numerous social projects in Turkey, primarily in Kahramanmaraş. Nezihe Öksüz Anatolian Health Vocational High School—the region’s largest health vocational high school with 20 branches across 4 departments and 560 students—Narlı Kipaş High School, Kipaş Preschool, the Hanefi Öksüz Science Laboratory at Kahramanmaraş Elementary School, Habibe Gümüşer Preschool, Ökkeş Gümüşer Elementary School, Reşit Gümüşer Elementary School, Ayşe Gümüşer Elementary School, and Mehmet Gümüşer Anatolian High School to the Ministry of National Education. In the healthcare sector, in addition to the Hanefi Öksüz Heart Hospital and the Hüsnü Öksüz Dialysis Center, Kipaş Holding has made the Kipaş Holding mourning hall in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş and the Kipaş Kağıt mourning hall in the town of Kılılı available to the local community.

THE NAMES BEHIND SUCCESS
Since its founding, Kipaş Holding, under the leadership of Chairman of the Board M. Hanefi ÖKSÜZ and Vice Chairman of the Board Halil İbrahim GÜMÜŞER, has achieved numerous successes thanks to their harmonious partnership and visionary management approach.