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Incorporating VitrA, Artema, Intema, Villeroy&Boch, Burgbad, and Engers brands, Eczacıbaşı Building Products Group has the widest product range and biggest production capacity in its industry.Operating 14 plants in 4 countries, the Group has approximately 6500 employees. Five of the Group’s plants are in Turkey, including Bozüyük, Gebze, andTuzla, and 9 spans to Germany, France, and Russia. The Group’s main production plant in Bozüyük, which uses environmentally friendly technologies, is among the world’s leading ceramic tile factories in terms of capacity, technology, and quality.With an annual production capacity of 5 million ceramic sanitaryware, 32 million m2 of coating materials, 2 million faucets, 350,000 bathtubs, and shower trays, and 400,000 modular bathroom furniture units, Eczacıbaşı Building Products Group earns 70% of its income from exports to more than 75 countries. Accounting for more than 50% of Turkey’s total sanitaryware exports, the Group is Turkey’s biggest tile exporter to EU countries.