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Contact Info

Address Kaltun Madencilik San. Nak. ve Akr. Tic. A.S.
Yolboyu Mahallesi 1150 Sokak Kaltun Madencilik Blok No:1
Cine
09500 Aydin
Country Türkiye
Phone 0090 256 7291600
Fax 0090 256 7291615
Email Get in contact with Kaltun Madencilik San. Nak. ve Akr. Tic. A.S.
Internet www.kaltun.com.tr
Employees >950
Turnover >50.000.000 USD
Certificates ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2015 ISO 45001:2018
Year founded 1986
Export Rate % 80
Associations Kaltun Italia s.r.l. - Italy Kaltun Iberica S.L - Spain Kaltun North Europe B.V - the Netherlands Kaltun Egypt - Egypt Kaltun USA - USA

Contact Persons

Contact 1. Zarife S. Gultin
Customer Representative
Phone: 0090 256 7291600
Fax: 0090 256 7291615

Products or Machinery

Producer supplier of sodium feldspar, potassium feldspar, quartz and mica.
  • Kaltun serves with more than 100 products ranging from <10mm to <10micron, in all packing types like paper bags on pallets, big-bag, or bulk. 
  • Kaltun classified its production according to the sectors like Ceratun for Ceramic and Porcelain sector, Glasstun for Glass sector, Stonetun for Composite Stone sector, Coattun for Coating sector and serves for the other industries such as plastic, cable, electrode, construction and filtration.

Company Background / History

KALTUN Mining Co. was established in early 1960s in the Cine district of the province of Aydin and is now the leading company of feldspar and quartz production.Kaltun Holding is now comprised of 18 companies:               
  • Kaltun Mining Co.
  • Kaltun Italia SRL
  • Kaltun Iberica SA
  • MTD Export & Import
  • Goktur Mining Co.
  • Cakmak Mining Co.
  • Kaltun Egypt
  • Sabek Mining Co.
  • Samadsan Mining Co.  
  • Kaltun North Europe BV       
Group has the following companies beside the mining sector:               
  • Sabuncular Agriculture Co.
  • MS Shipping Co.
  • Karya Shipping Co.
  • Lykia Shipping Co.
  • Tutam Port Enterprise Co.
  • Sabas Electrics
  • Madranbaba Electrics
  • Yesilyildiz Olive Co.

Turkiye’s first feldspar mine was established in 1962 by Mehmet Tuncer, one of Kaltun’s founding partners, and this was begining of “first” for KALTUN Mining, Co.  Previously, feldspar had been used in Turkiye only as molding sand, but now it began to be used as a ceramic raw material in Canakkale Ceramics factories. Mr. Tuncer’s innovation became a standard item in the Turkish mining industry.

Just as Kaltun Mining had introduced feldspar to the ceramic industry, it had done the same for the glass industry.

Quality improvements is applied carefully not only at the quarry but in all processes, materials and equipment used in production processes and at the beginning of 1995 KALTUN started to ISO 9000 quality assurance studies.

After long and attentive studies, KALTUN has been qualified for ISO 9002 at the end of 1996 and become the first company in its field in Turkiye to receive this International Quality Certificate.  KALTUN received ISO 9001:2000  Quality Management System Certificate in November, 2003. And in 2009 it is upgraded to ISO 9001:2008.