One of Turkey’s leading players in industrial minerals with around 1 million tons feldspar annual production capacity

Türkiye possesses 15% of the world’s feldspar reserves with a total reserve of 250 million tons. Today, Türkiye is the top producer of feldspar in the world, with an annual volume of more than 9 million tons, about 80% of which is exported. The major export markets for this sector are Spain, Italy, Russia, the US, Bulgaria, Poland, and Egypt. One of the major players in the field in Türkiye, Straton Maden has approximately 20 million tons of reserves in its licensed operation area, and its reserve development activities are currently ongoing. Straton Maden is a major player in Türkiye for industrial minerals, with an annual feldspar production capacity of approximately 1 million tons, exporting more than 90 percent of its products to Italy, Spain, and Egypt for use in the glass and ceramic industries.

Straton Maden employs the most efficient methods and follows an environmentally responsible approach in its mining operations for obtaining high-value feldspar minerals. In line with this approach, Straton Maden has completed an investment program that aims to expand current production capacity and includes the establishment of new separation and enrichment facilities.