Partial stakes of MKS TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENTS’ (Headquarter: Cayirova / Kocaeli / General Manager: Korhan Akgun) that is in Transformer Core Production sector since 2003, was acquired by Sumitomo Corporation (Headquarter: Chuo-ku, Tokyo / General Manager & CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura) and Sumitomo Corporation Dis Ticaret A.S. (Headquarter: Istanbul / Manager: Noboru Saka).

MKS TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENTS SAN. TIC. A.S.

The company was established as a family-run business in 2003 and has been in transformer sector by producing all types of transformer cores, both for distribution and power transformers since.
In its 7,500 m2 closed area, the company is carrying on its bussiness in Sekerpinar Industrial Zone with its high-tech slitting and cutting machines.

By producing cut and stacked cores for sector’s leading distribution and power transformer companies, MKS not only earned a respectable place in its sector but also has strong cooperations both in domestic and foreign market. The company has strong business relationships with its many partners from all around the world and its exportation graph has been increasing every year. Both for moving its export graphic above and able to serve transformer companies with more efficiency and solution, MKS got into strategic partnership with sector’s material supplier and leading company Sumitomo Corporation.

Sumitomo Corporation

Sumitomo Corporation, Entegre Kurumsal Güçten yararlanarak çok boyutlu ticari faaliyetlerde bulunan, yurt içinde çeşitli ürün ve hizmetler satan, ithalat/ihracat ve üç taraflı ticari işlemler yürüten, yurtiçi ve yurtdışı iş yatırımları yapan ve küresel ağın kolaylaştırdığı diğer kârlı faaliyetlere iştirak eden, Japonya’daki en büyük ve en çok saygı duyulan, lider ticari kuruluşlardan biridir.
Sumitomo Corporation is an integrated trading company with its headquarters in Japan and its  global operations active in  70 countries at  150 locations, consists of nearly 780 companies and more than 70,000 personnel.  Sumitomo Corporation  is listed on several stock exchanges in Japan.

Its core business units are Metal Products; Transportation & Construction Systems; Environment & Infrastructure; Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services; and Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical & Electronics. 

The Disclosure of Korhan AKGUN, General Manager, MKS

Turkey’s electrical demand has been increasing %7 annually and increase brings new demands. Thereby, transformer companies will benefit from this sectoral growth. We believe that our partnership’s timing brings benefits both our company and our country.

Our company’s radical export movements will also be a big contribute for our country. In my opinion this is the most correct action that we took for providing service to our customers with quality way.

With this partnership, we are increasing both our quality and production targets and focusing on enlarging our products range. In the meanwhile,our target is increasing our employment en least two times more and make a huge contribution for our country’s workforce. I wish this partnership may be beneficial both for our sector and Turkey.