FIRAT PLASTIC Rubber Industry and Trade Co. Were established in 1972 in Istanbul / Turkey as a plant producing rubber hoses for gardening and compressors.

In the beginning of 80`s the usage of plastic building materials increased rapidly and FIRAT PLASTIC started to invest in technology from Germany for PVC Sewage pipes and fittings production. The consumption expanded in such a volume that FIRAT PLASTIC needed of new, bigger and larger production plant.

In 1989 FIRAT PLASTIC moved into its new plant, which at the beginning was a 116. 000-m2 area where the 47. 000 was closed one. Within 10 years FIRAT PLASTIK increases its area to 400. 000 m2.

Now FIRAT PLASTIC is the biggest company in Turkey not only with its Plant areas but also with its production capacity and raw material consumption. For the 2004-year FIRAT PLASTIC consumes more than 150. 000 metric tons raw material per a year and the yearly turn over is more than 300. 000. 000 EURO.

Aiming to enter between first 5 companies in Europe with its technical and human resource capacity FIRAT PLASTIC exporting goods to the following countries:

Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Moldova, Byelorussia, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Germany, England, Belgium, China, Argentina, Brazil, Nigeria, Vietnam, Libya, Portugal and Spain.

Export turnover for the last year is 40. 000. 000 USD where the aim of FIRAT PLASTIC is to reach 50% of its turn over as an export.

To be successful in those countries FIRAT PLASTIC products were proved by the following Certificate Institutions: Proved by Turkish Standard Institution for ISO 9000, German Hygiene Institutions DVGW, SKZ and RAL, Russian Standard Institution GOST, also proved by Bulgarian, Romanian, Hungarian, Belgian and Polish Standards. All of the FIRAT PLASTIC products are produced according to EN, DIN and ISO standards.

The products that are manufacture in FIRAT PLASTIC is count more than 5000 types.