HEKTAŞ took its place among the giants, rising 80 places in the ISO 500 list

HEKTAŞ, one of the companies of OYAK Agricultural Livestock Group, ranked for the second time this year in the “Turkey’s 500 Largest Industrial Enterprises” survey organized by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO). HEKTAŞ climbed 80 places to 382nd place in the overall rankings. HEKTAŞ also made the Fortune 500 list, which determines turkey’s largest organizations, for the first time this year.

HEKTAŞ, which has been operating in the agricultural sector for more than half a century, has taken its place in the Fortune 500 and ISO 500 lists, which are an important performance indicator for the business world with its steady growth in recent years and cover all sectors. HEKTAŞ, which rose 80 places to 382nd place in the “Turkey’s 500 Largest Industrial Enterprises” survey conducted by ISO this year, became the 114th most profitable company in Turkey with a 25-point increase in profitability. HEKTAŞ, which was also on the Fortune 500 list for the first time this year, outperformed stock exchange companies, companies with the highest sales profitability, lists of those that increased their exports the most, and important organizations in the ranking by city.

Levent Ortakçıer, President of OYAK Agricultural Livestock Group and General Manager of HEKTAŞ, said: “As HEKTAŞ, we have been making significant contributions to both our sector and our country’s economy for the last 3 years in line with oyak group’s vision and strategies. As a company with more than 60 years of experience, we have made serious investments and breakthroughs in plant protection, plant nutrition, seed, animal health, smart agricultural technologies and pet food and care products. In this process, we aimed to become stronger in the field of agriculture and livestock and we have come a long way. In addition to the maximum contribution we make to our country as we move in line with our strategies, we aimed to support our producers in all areas. In order to prepare our producers for the agricultural technologies of the future, to enable them to produce more efficiently, to compete with the world and to strengthen national agriculture, we have traveled an average of 30 thousand km by traveling from district to district, village to village with our smart agricultural roads/villages activities that we have implemented 2 years ago and we have touched about 20 thousand producers directly. Our successful steps today have led us to the Fortune 500 and ISO 500 lists, which are located in important organizations and determined by detailed analysis by distinguished organizations. We aim to continue our success and ranking in this field by increasing it every year. As HEKTAŞ, we are proud to be on such valuable lists for the business world.”