Mecca,which comes to mind when it comes to the Holy Land,is a little far from the Medina and the eyes, but we believe in its holiness, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Shalom and the sacred city of the horse-shearing where we hear peace.  As you know, people from Turkey and all over the world flock to Makkah and Medina for the purpose of Umrah and pilgrimage, but it is impossible to say this for Jerusalem, the city of prophets.However , we, as representatives of the Turkish industrial power, can play a role in the development of economic well-being of such distressed regions and contribute to the development of the region's economy. How ? The answer is simple, but it's barely that difficult.

During a trip to Israel in 2009, we decided to visit a client in Palestine who had worked for a long time, and we did a little bit of hesitation to go to the town of Al Khalil and interview with our client .

In the light of the information we obtained during the meeting,we learned that no investment was made from abroad ,production was very weak and trade was based on imports in general. As a result of our research, the current situation brought to our mind the question of why we are not manufacturing here and we have shared this idea with our customers whom we have been trading for years. After about 6 months, we started production by installing our machinery and equipment.

Three years later ,it is very meaningful for us to have become the largest foreign, single Turkish investor and plastic processing plant in Palestine. Our company employs 80 people and has 700 million disposable cups and plates per year and exports them to Jordan and the region , especially Israel.

We do not want to talk about the difficulties of this investment, but as everyone knows, we believe that this small step in Palestine, where investment is not a region where people can travel comfortably, will contribute significantly to the economy and prosperity of the region.

Today,we may seem to be producing only disposable plastic cups , plates, but we believe that we have changed the dreams of working Palestinian youth, making them proud of producing and looking forward to the future.

OZKAN STEEL

OVERSEAS SALES MANAGER