Kerim Celik

What Kerim Celik does

Kerim Çelik is Turkey's first modern steel service center, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş. within the Borusan Group conglomerate. Founded in 1960 and established as a steel service center in 1977, the company operates two production facilities (Bursa and Manisa) with combined annual processing capacity of 500,000 tons, plus sales offices in Istanbul and Adana. Its core capability is transforming flat steel coils — cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized (Galvaniz, Galvanil, Galfan, Aluzinc, Alusi, Magnelis), painted, hot-rolled, and acid-passivated (P&O) — into customer-specified dimensions through slitting (0.25-4.00 mm thickness, 10-2000 mm width), cut-to-length, multi-blanking, and trapezoidal/corrugated sheet forming.

The business model is B2B transaction-fee processing: customers supply specifications, Kerim Çelik delivers processed steel on a quote-based pricing schedule with just-in-time delivery. Supporting services include a Customer Technical Services (MTH) team providing trials, adaptation, and free certified training seminars, plus a three-laboratory metallurgy quality operation covering raw material input controls and mechanical testing on hot-dip galvanizing lines. Target end-markets span automotive parts suppliers, white goods manufacturers, HVAC, electrical/lighting/electronics, construction, machinery, and silo/poultry farming equipment, with automotive and white goods flagged as primary. The company holds IATF 16949 (automotive), ISO 9001/14001/45001/27001 certifications, and operates a registered trademark under the Borçelik umbrella following the March 31, 2017 legal merger of Kerim Çelik Mamulleri ve İmalat A.Ş. into Borçelik. ArcelorMittal is a strategic steel supplier partner, co-branded on the company website.

Name

Kerim Celik

Legal name

Kerim Çelik Mamulleri ve İmalat A.Ş.

Website

https://kerimcelik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kerim Çelik is Turkey's first steel service center, a Borçelik/Borusan Group subsidiary that processes 500,000 tons annually of flat steel coils (cold-rolled, galvanized, painted, hot-rolled) into custom dimensions for automotive, white goods, HVAC, construction, and industrial OEMs across Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Service Center / Flat Steel Processing

NAICS

Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122), Custom Roll Forming (332114)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Flat steel processing
• Steel service center
• Coil slitting services
• Cut-to-length steel
• Galvanized steel processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nilüfer

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel Service Processing: Processing and transformation of flat steel products (cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized, painted, hot-rolled pickled) into customer-specific dimensions through slitting, cut-to-length, multi blanking, and forming operations. Revenue generated through processing fees on tonnage processed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kerim Çelik operates Turkey's first steel service center, processing flat steel coils (cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized, painted, hot-rolled, pickled/oiled) into customer-specific dimensions through slitting, cut-to-length, multi blanking, and trapezoidal/corrugated forming operations. With 500,000 tons annual processing capacity across its Bursa and Manisa facilities, the company delivers ready-to-use steel sheets and formed products to industrial manufacturers, supported by Customer Technical Services (MTH) and metallurgical quality laboratories.

Product overview

Kerim Çelik operates as Turkey's first steel service center, offering a comprehensive portfolio of steel processing services including slitting (Dilme), length cutting (Boy Kesme), multi blanking, and trapez/corrugated sheet forming. With 500,000 tons annual processing capacity across Bursa and Manisa facilities, the company processes various steel types including cold rolled, hot-dip galvanized (Galvaniz, Galvanil, Galfan, Aluzinc, Alusi), painted, hot rolled, and acid-passivated coils. The service offering is supported by Customer Technical Services (MTH) providing steel consultation, product trials and adaptation, training seminars, and metallurgical quality laboratory testing. Kerim Çelik serves diverse industries including automotive, white goods, HVAC, construction, elevators, and machinery sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dilme (Slitting) Services
• Boy Kesme (Cut-to-Length) Services
• Multi Blanking Services
• Trapez and Corrugated Sheet Forming
• Metalurji Kalite Laboratuvarı (Metallurgy Quality Laboratory)
• Müşteri Teknik Hizmetleri (Customer Technical Services)
• Eğitim Seminerleri (Training Seminars)

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000 tons annual processing capacity

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered parent and strategic.

• BorçelikparentStrategic or Co-development PartnerBorçelik (Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş.) is the parent steel manufacturing company. Kerim Çelik Mamulleri ve İmalat A.Ş. legally merged into Borçelik on March 31, 2017. Since 2006, 100% of Kerim Çelik shares have been owned by Borçelik.
• ArcelorMittalstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArcelorMittal is a strategic steel supplier. As a world-leading steel and mining company operating in 60+ countries with facilities in 20+ countries, ArcelorMittal is referenced as a key partner providing steel materials. ArcelorMittal's logo appears on the company website alongside Borusan.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ArcelorMittal: ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel and mining company and Kerim Çelik's documented strategic partner. It is comparable as a broad incumbent with global flat steel processing, service-center networks, and distribution — and is directly relevant because it is also a feedstock supplier and visible brand on Kerim Çelik's website.
• Tata Steel: Tata Steel is a global integrated flat steel producer with downstream service-center operations in Europe serving automotive, construction, and general industry. Comparable as a broad incumbent demonstrating how steel majors extend into downstream processing — a strategic direction relevant to Kerim Çelik's positioning within Borusan/Borçelik.
• Voestalpine: Voestalpine is a major European steel and processing group with extensive service-center operations for automotive, white-goods, and industrial customers. Comparable as a broad incumbent showcasing the integrated mill-plus-service-center model and high-quality downstream processing economics relevant to Kerim Çelik's customer mix.
• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is one of Europe's largest flat steel producers with downstream service-center operations serving automotive, construction, and industrial customers. Comparable as a broad incumbent demonstrating global best-in-class service-center operations and quality standards (IATF 16949 equivalent) relevant to Kerim Çelik's certification profile.
• İskenderun Demir ve Çelik (İsdemir): İsdemir is Turkey's second-largest integrated steel producer and part of the Oyak Mining & Metallurgy group. Comparable as a broad incumbent producing flat steel and operating downstream processing for similar Turkish automotive and construction customers, though it is upstream-focused rather than a pure service center.
• Ereğli Demir ve Çelik (Erdemir): Erdemir is Turkey's largest integrated flat steel producer (publicly traded on BIST as EREGL) with hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and coated steel output. It is comparable as a broad incumbent — though primarily a mill, its downstream service-center operations overlap with Kerim Çelik's processing scope across the same Turkish end-markets.

Direct peers

• Borçelik: Borçelik is the immediate parent steel producer that absorbed Kerim Çelik in the 2017 merger and continues to operate the service-center business. It is directly comparable because it produces flat steel (cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized) and runs overlapping downstream processing — making it both a feedstock supplier and a parallel service-center operator.
• Diler Demir Çelik: Diler is a Turkish steel producer with flat steel and downstream processing operations serving the same domestic automotive, white-goods, and construction customers. It is comparable as a direct peer in Turkish flat steel processing and service-center activities.
• Çolakoğlu Metalurji: Çolakoğlu is one of Turkey's largest private flat steel producers with downstream processing and service-center operations. It is comparable because it supplies cold-rolled and hot-dip galvanized coils to the same Turkish industrial customer base and operates slitting/cut-to-length capacity parallel to Kerim Çelik.
• Habaş: Habaş is a major Turkish industrial group with steel production and flat steel processing/service-center operations serving automotive and white-goods customers. It competes with Kerim Çelik on the same Turkish flat steel processing market with overlapping slitting, cut-to-length, and coated steel capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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