Turkish coated board producer Kartonsan has appointed Greycon, U.K., to implement its full range of solutions including opt-Studio for production planning, X-Trim for trim optimization, and GreyconMill as Manufacturing Execution System at its facilities in Turkey.

Kartonsan is the leading coated board producer in Turkey with about 40% market share, and is the fourth largest producer in Europe.  Founded in 1967, Kartonsan has been increasing its capacity and production volume during the past few years by investing in the expansion and modernization of the company.

Umit Ozkan, mill manager at Kartonsan, said that "production power supported by expertise, experience, and technology, as well as strong corporate competencies and efficient human resources, are among the most important factors and the founding principles for Kartonsan. The implementation of Greycon’s products will ensure we continue to meet and exceed our customer’s needs, delivering superior customer satisfaction based on uncompromising quality standards as well as on our production and logistics capacity."

Greycon’s systems will bring numerous benefits to Kartonsan including:  

• Trim efficiency – expected improvement between 0.5% and 1.0% of reduced waste 
• Improved item genealogy and quality tracking
• Production progress visibility for planning and sales department with opt-Studio and web reports
• Customer service improvements due to scheduling capabilities.

Constantine Goulimis, CEO at Greycon, noted that "Kartonsan maintains its production procedures with a high level of environmental awareness and a minimum use of natural resources and pollution. The usage rate of wastepaper in Kartonsan is 99%, exceeding the average use in Europe. We are excited to be working with Kartonsan to implement this project and embed our solutions to assist them in furthering their achievement of targets and objectives, both in economic growth and sustainability."

Kartonsan was founded in 1967 as the "first" private producer of coated boards in Turkey, under challenging market conditions at a time when paper production was a state-controlled business. Having begun its production in 1970, Kartonsan, today, is the leading coated board producer in Turkey. More information about Kartonsan is available online.

Greycon is a global provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling, and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based and flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Its strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for plastic films and flexible packaging, nonwovens, metals, converting, andpaper and board industries, supported by powerful optimization algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants. More information about Greycon also is available online.