# Arkem

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**Arkem Chemicals** (Arkem Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a family-owned chemical distribution company based in [Turkey](/source/Turkey). It was established in 1992 in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul). The company sells approximately 230,000 metric tons of chemicals (2009) in various chemical product lines, including:

- [Monomers](/source/Monomers)
- [Alcohols](/source/Alcohols)
- [Aromatics](/source/Aromatics) & [Aliphatics](/source/Aliphatics)
- [Esters](/source/Esters)
- [Glycols](/source/Glycols)
- [Glycol Ethers](/source/Glycol_Ethers)
- [Ketones](/source/Ketones)
- [Surfactants](/source/Surfactants)

Arkem is the 27th largest chemical distributor in its field (2010) according to "The Top 100 Chemical Distributors" by ICIS.[3][4] 2009 sales $248m.[5]

The company owns the [Altintel Port and Tank Terminal](/source/Altintel), with a capacity of 60,000 cubic meters of storage area in Kocaeli/Gebze, [Dilovası](/source/Dilovas%C4%B1) area. It is supplied by international chemical producing companies such as:

- Millenium Petrochemicals USA (a [Lyondell](/source/Lyondell) Company)
- [BP](/source/BP) Chemicals Ltd., UK
- [Eastman](/source/Eastman_Chemical_Company) Chemicals USA
- [Arkema](/source/Arkema), France
- [Petrogal](/source/Petrogal) S.A., Portugal
- [Sasol](/source/Sasol) Solvents, South Africa
- [Sasol](/source/Sasol) Surfactants, Germany & Italy
- [Shell](/source/Royal_Dutch_Shell) Chemicals, Europe
- [Ineos](/source/Ineos), UK
- [Kuraray](/source/Kuraray), Japan

## Related companies

- [Altintel Port and Tank Terminal](/source/Altintel) (Altıntel Liman ve Terminal İşletmeleri A.Ş.)
- [Gökbil Logistics](/source/G%C3%B6kbil_Logistics) (Gökbil Nakliyat ve Depolama)
- Gökbil Tank Container
- Arkem Industrial
- Arkem Europe
- Arkem China
- Arkem USA
- Arkem Germany

## See also

- [List of companies of Turkey](/source/List_of_companies_of_Turkey)

## References

1. ["ICIS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120327091949/http://www.icis.com/staticpages/Top100ChemicalDistributors2011_TY.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.icis.com/staticpages/Top100ChemicalDistributors2011_TY.htm) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

1. ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120327201338/http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chsub/TheICISTop100.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chsub/TheICISTop100.pdf) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

1. ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120327201338/http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chsub/TheICISTop100.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chsub/TheICISTop100.pdf) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

1. ["ICIS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120327091949/http://www.icis.com/staticpages/Top100ChemicalDistributors2011_TY.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.icis.com/staticpages/Top100ChemicalDistributors2011_TY.htm) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

1. ["ICIS Login"](http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/11/01/9406026/news-focus-turkeys-arkem-outlines-global-chemical-distribution-growth-ambitions.html)

## External links

- [Arkem](http://www.arkem.com)

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