Bergama Madencilik

What Bergama Madencilik does

Bergama Madencilik İnşaat Makine Perlit Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. is a Turkish industrial-mineral mining and processing company, founded in 2004 in Bergama, İzmir, and operating as a subsidiary of the diversified Çullas Group under Chairman Levent Çullas. The company extracts perlite ore from seven operating mine licenses across İzmir, Manisa, Çanakkale, and Ankara covering approximately 5,300 hectares — a position that leverages Turkey's roughly 70% share of global perlite reserves. At its 34,000 m² Bergama facility (10,000 m² enclosed) the company runs Turkey's first fully automated perlite crushing, screening, and expansion plant, with an annual processing capacity of 120,000 tons.

The company produces a diversified portfolio of perlite-based products organized by end-application: raw and expanded perlite ore, filter perlite for food and beverage liquid-solid separation, casting perlite for foundry sand additives, cryogenic perlite for LNG/LPG tank insulation, construction perlite for thermal and acoustic insulation mortars and plasters, agricultural perlite for soil conditioning and soilless farming, textile perlite for denim washing, and hydrophobic perlite for hydrocarbon spill remediation. Under the 'Ekokat' sub-brand the company markets finished insulation products including blocks, panels, plasters, and screeds, representing a downstream move from raw ore into branded building materials. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.

Bergama Madencilik sells on a quote-based B2B model through direct enterprise field sales, exporting via the Aliağa/Nemport Bay and İzmir Alsancak container ports to customers across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Its customers span at least seven industrial segments — construction, filtration, foundry/casting, agriculture, cryogenic storage, environmental remediation, and textile processing — with no single named anchor customer disclosed. The company is privately held with no external institutional, PE, or VC funding evidenced.

Name

Bergama Madencilik

Legal name

Bergama Madencilik İnşaat Makine Perlit Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Website

https://bergamaperlite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bergama Madencilik is a Turkish perlite mining and processing company, founded 2004, that mines seven licenses across Turkey and operates a 120,000-ton automated processing facility in Bergama, supplying expanded perlite and finished Ekokat insulation products to construction, filtration, foundry, agriculture, cryogenic, textile, and environmental cleanup end-markets worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Minerals (Perlite Mining & Processing)

NAICS

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290)

akta.pro primary industry

Perlite & Vermiculite (IMAEAFAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial perlite mining
• Expanded perlite processing
• Cryogenic insulation materials
• Perlite filter aid
• Construction insulation products

Headquarters

HQ city

Kadıköy, İstanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Processed Perlite Product Sales: Sale of crushed, screened, and expanded perlite products across multiple industrial applications including construction insulation, filtration, casting, agriculture, and cryogenic insulation. The company also sells value-added finished insulation products under the Ekokat brand.
2. Export Revenue: Export of processed perlite products and Ekokat brand insulation products, contributing foreign currency to Turkey. The company leverages Turkey's approximately 70% share of global perlite reserves.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bergama Madencilik mines raw perlite from seven licensed mines across Turkey and processes it into industrial perlite products at a fully automated crushing-screening and expansion facility in Bergama, İzmir. Its portfolio spans construction perlite, filter perlite, casting perlite, agricultural perlite, cryogenic perlite, textile perlite, and waste-oil cleaning perlite, plus finished insulation construction materials (blocks, panels, plasters, screeds) sold under the Ekokat sub-brand.

Product overview

Bergama Madencilik is a perlite mining and processing company that produces a comprehensive portfolio of perlite-based products. The core offering includes raw unexpanded perlite ore and expanded perlite processed at their fully automated crushing-screening and expansion facility in Bergama, İzmir. Their product range is organized by application: Construction Perlite for thermal insulation mortars and plasters; Filter Perlite for food and industrial filtration; Casting Perlite for foundry applications; Textile Perlite for denim washing; Agricultural Perlite for soil and soilless farming; Cryogenic Perlite for LNG/LPG tank insulation; and Waste Oil Cleaning Perlite for hydrocarbon spill remediation. Under the Ekokat sub-brand, the company markets finished insulation construction materials including blocks, panels, plasters and screeds. The company operates 7 perlite mines with operating licenses across Turkey totaling approximately 5,300 hectares, with an annual processing capacity of 120,000 tons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ekokat: Brand name under which the company produces quality and durable insulation products for the building materials sector.

Products and services

• Raw Perlite (Ham Perlit) Raw unexpanded perlite ore used as feedstock for industrial applications and as a base material for producing expanded perlite.
• Expanded Perlite (Genleştirilmiş Perlit) Perlite expanded up to 20 times its original volume when heated to 760–1090°C, used as a heat-resistant, lightweight heat and sound insulator for construction, agriculture, filtration, and industrial applications.
• Casting Perlite (Döküm Perliti) Unexpanded sorted raw perlite ore used as an additive to foundry sand for iron-steel and non-ferrous castings, providing slow balanced cooling and preventing surface defects.
• Filter Perlite (Filtre Perliti) Expanded micronized perlite used as a filtering aid in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries, offering high flow rates, clarity, and cost advantages over diatomite filters.
• Cryogenic Perlite (Kriyojenik Perlit) Expanded perlite used for thermal insulation of cryogenic tanks transporting and storing liquefied gases (LNG, LPG, liquid nitrogen, oxygen) at temperatures down to -270°C, freely filled between double-walled tanks.
• Construction Perlite (İnşaat Perliti) Expanded perlite used in thermal insulation mortars and plasters, lightweight insulation concrete, refractory brick production, and as heat/sound insulating loose filling material in buildings.
• Textile Perlite (Tekstil Perliti) Expanded perlite used in the textile industry for denim washing processes, offering chemical stability, non-reactivity, and easy machine use without clogging or corrosion.
• Agricultural Perlite (Tarım Perliti) Expanded perlite used in soil agriculture as a conditioner and water-loss reducer, and in soilless agriculture as a growing medium for greenhouses, offering excellent aeration and drainage properties.
• Waste Oil & Oil Cleaning Perlite (Atık Yağ & Petrol Temizleme Perliti) Water-repellent hydrophobic recyclable sorbent material that separates petroleum, hydrocarbons, and vegetable floating liquids from water and wastewater environments, used in marine accidents, ports, and oil spill cleanup.
• Ekokat Finished Insulation Products Branded finished insulation construction materials including insulated blocks, panels, plasters, and screeds marketed to the building materials sector.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EP Minerals: US-based (now part of Imerys) producer of perlite and diatomite filter aids for food, beverage and industrial customers. Comparable because it sells specialty-perlite grades for filtration and industrial uses that directly overlap with Bergama Madencilik's filter and industrial perlite lines.
• Carolina Perlite Company: US-based perlite mining and expansion company supplying horticultural, construction, filter-aid and industrial grades. Comparable as a mid-sized perlite miner/processor with a diversified application portfolio similar to Bergama Madencilik.
• Perlite-Hellas: Greek mining and processing company specializing in perlite for construction, horticulture, filtration and industrial applications. Highly comparable as a Mediterranean perlite producer focused on industrial grades and export markets.
• Dicalite Minerals: US-headquartered producer of diatomaceous earth and perlite filter aids for food, beverage and industrial filtration. Comparable as a direct competitor in micronized expanded perlite for filtration and as a supplier of industrial perlite grades.
• Supreme Perlite Company: US perlite mining and processing company producing expanded perlite for horticultural, construction, filtration and industrial uses. Comparable as a similarly sized perlite producer serving overlapping industrial applications.
• Cornerstone Industrial Minerals: US perlite mining and processing company producing expanded perlite for construction, industrial filtration, cryogenic insulation and horticultural use. Closely comparable in product mix and end-market exposure to Bergama Madencilik.

Broad incumbents

• Imerys: Paris-listed global leader in industrial minerals, including the world's largest perlite and diatomite operations (via EP Minerals). Comparable because it mines, processes and sells perlite for construction, filtration, foundry and cryogenic applications — the same end markets served by Bergama Madencilik.
• Saint-Gobain: Global building materials giant with a large insulation portfolio (Isover, CertainTeed) that competes with Ekokat in finished construction insulation. Relevant as a broad incumbent whose specifications and pricing shape demand for Bergama Madencilik's downstream insulation products.
• Rockwool: Leading global manufacturer of stone wool insulation products for buildings, industry and OEM applications. Comparable as a competing insulation brand that benchmarks the addressable market for Ekokat's finished insulation products.

Regional players

• Pratley Perlite: South African perlite mining and processing company supplying perlite-based insulation, filtration and construction products. Comparable in product range and business model but operates in a different geography, providing a regional peer for benchmark purposes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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