Similar developments have been experienced in the Turkish industry since mid-March, with signals from the domestic industry establishments to restart production in recent days.
Yünsa, who stopped production from these companies due to the coronavirus epidemic on April 1, factoryHe announced that the production will start gradually starting from April 27.
It was reported that the company that Sabancı Holding sold to Sürmegöz Tekstil Yatırım A.Ş. last year will be operational with full capacity on May 4.
İzmir Demir Çelik, another domestic industrial enterprise that has stopped production, announced that it was decided to start production by taking the necessary health measures in the steelworks department.
In the statement made to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) from the company, “It was decided to start production by taking all necessary health precautions in the Çelikhane department.” The statement said.
Within the scope of coronavirus measures, İzmir Demir Çelik stopped production in the bar rolling mill, profile rolling mill and steel mill departments, and then started production in two shifts at the rod rolling mill and two shifts at the profile rolling mill.
AUTOMOTIVE FACTORIES OPEN DOORS
In automotive, one of the sectors that the epidemic hit the most, companies announced that they started their production activities one by one.
When we look at the automotive industry Turkey, Honda Turkey factory Şekerpınar with Mercedes-Benz Turk is seen as Hoşdere and Aksaray plants start to turn again in the early weeks of the bands.
Hyundai Assan and Otokar and Karsan, one of the domestic commercial vehicle manufacturers, announced that they will close their factories on April 20, while Temsa, Türk Traktör, Tofaş and Ford Otosan will end their ‘corona’ in their factory on May 4.
Oyak Renault was the last company to explain the production start date in the automotive industry. According to the statement made yesterday, the factory in Bursa will start production on April 27. Man Turkey’s Oyak has been described previously with Renault will start production at the same time.
The company that will open its factory at the latest in the automotive industry will be Toyota. In a statement from the Japanese manufacturer, it was reported that the factory in Sakarya will start production on May 11.
40 PERCENT OF THE SIDE INDUSTRY STOPPED
In addition to the automotive main industry, many companies also temporarily stopped their production activities in the automotive supplier industry.
In the statement made at the beginning of the month from the Association of Vehicle Supply Manufacturers (TAYSAD), which has 450 members, it was reported that 40 percent of the members stopped production completely between 30 March and 5 April, and 50 percent of the members produced with limited capacity for the last 1 month.
In this context, TAYSAD member companies and Bosch manufactures brake systems in Turkey, announced it will open its fourth factory again in May.
A statement was made by Federal-Mogul, another member of the association, that the wheels will start spinning again on May 5th.
In the statement made by Federal-Mogul, “Due to the continuing disruptions in the sales and delivery processes to automotive manufacturers within the framework of the measures taken to reduce the effects of the virus, the period of interruption of the production activities of our factory in Kocaeli Izmit district was extended until 05 May 2020. Our factory in Kocaeli Arslanbey district It continues its production that started on April 13, 2020 “.
TIRE PRODUCTION STARTED
Turkey outside due to the interruption of production in Europe in the automotive industry, as well as in the aftermarket tire industry in the kapanmıştı.fakat temporarily the gates of the factory, depending on the developments in the main industry, tire manufacturers are also bands it began returning again.
Producing Lassa, Bridgestone and Dayton tires at the Izmit and Aksaray factories, Brisa restarted production on April 20. Brisa’s production was suspended on March 28.
Another tire manufacturer Pirelli, which temporarily closed its factory in Izmit at the beginning of the month due to the epidemic, also decided to continue production from where it left off. Prometeon, the licensed commercial tire manufacturer of Pirelli, will start its activities at the Izmit factory on April 27.
The production numbers of Pirelli and Brisa draw attention with the tire production in Izmit, which is considered as the center point of the tire industry, constituting more than 90 percent.
The developments show that the negative impact of the coronavirus epidemic in the industry has started to end.
SOURCE: HABERTURK
