Petrol Ofisi Group managed to maintain its leadership status in the Turkish lubricants sector in 2020 as well, when the challenging pandemic conditions left their mark on every field. Growing above the market by increasing its market share to 29.1% in the lubricants market and 30.5% in the lubricants and chemicals market, Petrol Ofisi Group became the leader in both areas.
Emphasizing that Petrol Ofisi Group has achieved success under all conditions with its many superior qualities such as size, power, experience, advanced infrastructure, technology, and human resources, Petrol Ofisi Group CEO Selim Şiper said: "This success, achieved despite the difficult conditions created by the unpredictable and unheard-of global pandemic, is an important source of pride and motivation for us."
Emphasizing that despite the difficulties brought by the pandemic conditions, an important success story has been written without compromising on service and quality, Petrol Ofisi Lubricants Director Sezgin Gürsu continued: "The global pandemic has deeply affected daily life. Maintaining leadership in two areas under such difficult conditions and effectuating this by developing market shares has a special meaning for us. This success results from the selfless work of a large team, including colleagues, stakeholders, distributors, and dealers."
According to the Turkish lubricants and chemicals market PETDER data, Petrol Ofisi maintained its leadership in both areas in 2020 by growing above the market. Petrol Ofisi has carried its leadership in the Turkish lubricants and chemicals market, which it has undertaken since 2010, to its 11th year by increasing its market share to 30.5% in 2020. In the lubricants market, Petrol Ofisi Group strengthened its leadership in 2019, with a share of 29.1% in 2020.
Total sales exceeded 130 thousand tons, and exports exceeded 10 thousand tons
Petrol Ofisi Group reached a total sales figure exceeding 130 thousand tons in 2020. Petrol Ofisi also exported over 10 thousand tons of lubricants to 33 countries on four continents. Petrol Ofisi Lubricants factory in Kocaeli Derince stands out with its advanced technology, high production, and storage capacities. It has an annual production of 140 thousand tons and a storage capacity of 65 thousand tons.
With more than 400 product varieties and 20 thousand sales points, Petrol Ofisi gathers Turkey's needs under a single roof
Petrol Ofisi Group has significant R&D and technology power with the Petrol Ofisi Group Technology Center – POTEM, the most developed center of wide geography and Turkey in its field. A total of 161 tests can be performed with national and international methods, 83 of which are accredited by TURKAK, and an average of 150 thousand tests are carried out annually in POTEM. Petrol Ofisi Group Lubricants can meet almost all of Turkey's needs in lubricants under one roof with its advanced technology and the wide variety of over 400 products, especially Maxima and Maximus, produced by POTEM with its superior R&D power.
Turkey's largest lubricant sales network is also in Petrol Ofisi Group
Petrol Ofisi Group delivers its products and services to its customers wherever they are in Turkey. Petrol Ofisi Group, Turkey's largest network of lubricants and fuels, makes a difference in this field with approximately 20 thousand sales points. With its extensive sales and supply network, Petrol Ofisi Group provides easy, fast access to the ideal solutions for lubricant needs with advanced technology products and high service quality at every point in Turkey.
"We have the power and capabilities to achieve success under any circumstances."
Petrol Ofisi Group CEO Selim Şiper said, "As Petrol Ofisi Group, with our mission and the understanding of responsibility given by leadership, we aim to do the best in every field in the most accurate way and to benefit our customers, stakeholders, our sector, and our country. Today, as we have for the past 80 years, we have the strength and ability to do all this. In addition to its many superior qualities such as size, power, experience, advanced infrastructure, and technology, Petrol Ofisi Group succeeds in all conditions with its expert human resources. Likewise, we have maintained our tradition of success even in the challenging conditions created by the unpredictable global pandemic, which the world has faced in every field so far, from social to business life. This success, which has been achieved in the difficult period we are in, has been an important source of pride and motivation for us."
"We have written an exemplary and original success story during the pandemic."
Sezgin Gürsu, Director of Lubricants at Petrol Ofisi, said, "Petrol Ofisi Group is a brand that has achieved many successes since the day it was established and is a pioneer in its sector. It is a brand that has fulfilled its responsibilities under all circumstances since 1941, contributed to the country's development and industry with its achievements, and managed to carry it to the future. During the pandemic, which deeply affected life worldwide, Petrol Ofisi wrote a fine and original success story again. In such difficult conditions, maintaining our leadership in fuels, lubricants, and chemicals, and being able to do this by developing our market shares, has a special meaning for us. This success is the result of the selfless work of a large including colleagues, stakeholders, distributors, and dealers, together with the size and quality of Petrol Ofisi in every field.
"Our customer-oriented work reinforces our success."
Sezgin Gürsu, emphasizing that their customer-oriented approach reciprocated and strengthened their success, said, "We are always close, side by side, and in constant communication with our individual and corporate customers. In addition to technological developments, our customers' wishes and expectations are also our business goals. Thanks to our expertise, knowledge, production, and R&D power with POTEM, we have a fast, flexible, and capable structure. With the developments and production we have made with these qualities, we offer solutions that meet the needs of our customers above their expectations. Petrol Ofisi is a developing company that progresses with a customer focus in the field of lubricants. We observe the result of these approaches in new customer acquisitions and high satisfaction in our existing customers."
