Modern Travers Factory Established in Sivas Started Production

Turkish-Italian partnership turned into investment in Sivas. TCDD, Kolsan, Eser Concrete, which was founded about 1 years ago, and Sivas Modern Concrete Traverse Factory, which was established by partnership of Italy Margaritelli and Osman Yıldırım
Undersecretary Habib Soluk, Head of Strategy of the Ministry of Transport Erol Yanar, TCDD 4. Regional Manager Ahmet Sener, TUDEMSAS General Manager Selim Dursun and other company partners Kolsan, Eser Concrete, Italy Margaritelli and Osman Yildirim with the participation of the factory began the first trial production.
Undersecretary Habib Soluk and his accompanying delegation, who visited the factory and gave information about the works, Osman Yıldırım stated that they will soon start mass production of the sleepers and take their place in the world market. Yıldırım thanked Soluk for his partners and Sivas people, who have not withheld their support since the establishment of the factory. Undersecretary Habib Soluk, in his short speech, said, “It is very happy for us that the factory, which has been completed before 12 months, has reached the production stage, this is a facility capable of producing over the targeted capacity, it is a pleasing investment for our Sivas.” he congratulated the partners.
EXPORT THE FACTORY
TCDD KOLSAN, Author concrete, Italian Margeritell and Osman Yildirim by the base in an area of ​​20 thousand square meters of idle factories, Turkey's concrete sleepers need as well as Syria, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, will make Libya and exports to Tunisia. Concrete sleepers to be produced at Sivas Modern Travers Factory, established with the participation of TCDD, with domestic and Italian partners, are planned to be used on the Sivas-Ankara high speed train line and other routes. The factory will produce 1 million 39 thousand 500 pieces of pre-stressed concrete sleepers at international standards and the local production rate will be at least 97 percent. The factory will use a technology intensive production system.
BASED ON 1 YEARS FIRST
The foundation of Sivas Travers Manufacturing Industry and Trade Inc. (SİTAŞ), established with domestic and Italian subsidiaries of TCDD, is the Minister of Transport of the time, Habib Soluk, the Minister of Transport of the time, Binali Yıldırım, the Governor of Sivas Ali Kolat, TCDD General Manager Süleyman Karaman, and Italy Margeritelli, one of the company partners. Deputy General Manager Jacop Morettio, STSO President Osman Yıldırım, was thrown about a year ago with the participation of senior bureaucrats and railroads.

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