The dramatic earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February and claimed tens of thousands of victims is also having an impact on the Turkish paper industry. In Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of these earthquakes, Kipas Kagit and KMK Paper do each operate one paper mill. Both sites are now standing still.
Other paper mills in the region are likely to be affected as well, although there is no information available on them yet. For example, Essel Kagit runs a tissue mill in Osmaniye and Ankutsan’s containerboard mill, which also planned to add a new PM this year, is loacted in Adana, where several other paper mills are located as well....
